“Other Mommy” and Deuteronomy
This film’s ambition is betrayed by its lack of substance.

Two killers fall in love and attempt to hide their murderous habits from one another.
This film’s ambition is betrayed by its lack of substance.
A quiet film that does not demand your tears but earns them. It explores love that lingers, timing that fails, and the silence between what was and what could have been.
The makings of a great midseason filler episode that would connect in many different directions. This is a police drama filler with a guest director.
It’s easy to dismiss Joel and Ethan Coen for writing from the world they build from outside the box of overarching Hollywood stereotypes, but their inability to compromise their collective vision is precisely what makes the simplistic nature of their world-building and characters so brilliant. It’s also what led Fargo to collect seven Oscar nominations and two wins for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Frances McDormand’s brilliant portrayal of the sincere, motherly detective whose wholesome demeanor seizes the day over the selfishness, corruption and evil of the men who don’t comprehend that there’s more to life than a little money.