Not to be confused with Nobody ornament Nobody 2 Which came Out Just a Few Weeks Ago, Bob Odenkirk Already Has His Next Action Movie On Deck. In fact, Normal Premiered at Midnight to a Rowdy Crowd at the Toronto Film Festival and if the Audience’s Reaction is any Indication ITHER Hit for this unlikly action star who is fasting in the Footsteps of Charles Bronson, Steven Seagal and Bruse Willis. WHO DREAMED IT WOULD BE Sault Filling The Big Void In Hollywood?
Odenkirk Plays Ulysses, the New Substatest Sheriff in the Very Small Minnesota Town of Normal, A Fargo-esq Location where the previous sheriff has passed away under mystherius circumstances, possebly Involving a Moose (A Big Symbol ThroughOut). Ulysses he is Only there unil an election can be held. Meanwhile, he patols the Streets and Makes Sure Peace is at Hand. But before we get to normal, the film opens a pre-credits in japan at a Meeting of the yakuza, where, is the criminal organization’s customs, three members asced to slice off a finger in order to show loyalty. The first two do, but the third has his finger caught diping into the cookie jar so to speak. IT DOESN’T END WELL FOR HIM IN WHAT IS A BLOODY BOOD START TO THE DIRECTOR BEN WHATLEY’S LATES INTO EXTREME VIOLENCE.
Nothing Action-Wise Proceeds to Happen for the first 40 minutes-sans the finger pointing in osaka-and that is typical for wheatley (Kill List, Sightseers, Meg 2, Free Fire) Who Likes to take it Real Slow and Easy and THEN, WEND YOU LEAST ExPect, Pow! And btw, the Yakuza Connection to Town is that its Leaders Including the Mayor (Played by Henry Winkler) Are Corrup and Had aggregated to be the Place the Yakuza Could All the Money and Acquired in America.
At any rate, the fireworks began to be robbed by two, well, robbers, who are discipinted we are being told by the manager “Nobody use anymore.” Nevertheless and the which place is being shot up – yakuzas, locals, employs – you name it. Sheriff Ulysses, Looking at this as HIS First Big Crisis, Decides to Walk in Like Gary Cooper in High Noon and take all on. He Mails A Memorable Entrance into the Bank Crashing Through the Glass Door, but with his Own MP Alex and Blaine Anderson (Ryan Allen) – The Latter is Running for Sheriff – Holding Back, The Only Help He Really Gets Is From, Keithe, Keith Fletcher) and Lori (Reena Jolly), Who Shoot at Anyone butt Him. In a case of strange bedfellow he notices that kindness under fire and they become allies as the siege continues.
The Crooked Mayor Looking to do anyding to stop the Mayhem and keep the yakuza happy threatetens with an offfer: if he aggrees to kill them on the spot, he will not do not. Ulysses Hangs up on Him and then it is game on. The Mayor and His Brood don’t know what they are in for. Basically the carnage is all nonstop from this point on, a festival of killing in all kinds of nifty ways. The stunt guys are Busy.
With a script by Nobody Creator Derek Kolstad from His and Odenkirk’s Story, This Movie Also Looks to Be Channeling ’50s Classics Like Bad Day at Black Rock and Violent Saturday. It is once again a fine showcase for the late-bloming action Star, but the movie has Has Other Good Actors to Go With the Scenery Including Winkler and Lena Headey, who plays moira from the town bar, a person has more talents than you might imagine. Fletcher and Jolly Win audience love here, and allen’s naked ambition to become sheriff is quite amusing. Howver, Odenkirk rules this roost just as he does in the Nobody Movies, but with the firepower wheatley Keeps shooting Normal Manages to exceed those Action Levels If You Can Believe IT.
Shout-out to Cinematographer Armando Salas, Whose Visual Palette Includes Lots of Snow and Storms, giving this film a unique and cool vibe for a modern western.
Producers Are Odenkirk, Kolstad and Fellow Nobody Alum Marc Provissiero.
Title: Normal
Festival: Toronto (Midnight Madness)
Director: Ben Wheatley
Screenwriter: Droke
Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Jess Mcleod, Ryan Allen, Billy Maclellan, Brendan Fletcher, Reena Jolly
Sales Agent: Wme
TIME RUNNING: 1 HR 30 MINS
