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Maggie Moore(s)

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Police Chief Sanders investigates the bizarre murders of two women with the same name and unravels a web of small-town lies. He soon falls for Rita, a nosy neighbour who is eager to help solve the mystery. Director John Slattery's comedy thriller, starring Jon Hamm, Nick Mohammed and Tina Fey

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Stephen Applebaum

Actor John Slattery's second directorial feature evokes the Coen brothers' Fargo, but with uneven results. Slattery's Mad Men co-star Jon Hamm plays widowed small-town police chief Jordan Sanders, who, along with his snarky deputy Reddy (Ted Lasso's Nick Mohammed), tries to solve the murders of two Maggie Moores, ten days apart. The suspects include a desperate sandwich-shop owner (Micah Stock) who sells expired foodstuffs supplied by a paedophile ex-con, as well as an adulterous husband, a repentant antisemite - and Happy Anderson's burly heavy, who has an air of Coens favourite John Goodman about him. During the investigation, Sanders meets the first murdered Maggie's divorced neighbour Rita (Tina Fey), and moves tentatively towards finding romance. The talented cast suffers from underwritten characters that just about get by on charm, while a pervasive cartoonishness means nothing carries much weight and the film, while watchable, will likely be quickly forgotten.

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Cast

rolenameJordan SandersJon HammRita GraceTina FeyDeputy ReddyNick MohammedJay MooreMicah StockMaggie LeeMary Holland (2)KoscoHappy AndersonAndy MooreChristopher Denham

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rolenameDirectorJohn Slattery

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Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing, brief nudity, drug abuse.

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Colour

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