Maggie Moore(s)

What a pleasant surprise. This is one of those movies I usually hesitate to see because the poster and description don't really appeal to me and then I find out I wouldn't have wanted to miss out on it. I agree with the reviews, it is a breath of fresh air with dialogues to die for and much better than it looked. It has that kind of witty humor that makes you laugh in such a fun way, you can't help but like totally enjoy it. Some mentioned it's rather a slow burner, but I've watched a lot of slow burners - and I'm talking here only about the good ones since this movie definitely doesn't belong to the bad category, and those good slow burners were much slower than this one. In my opinion the pace was quite good because not once did it make me feel bored.

Like I said, I totally enjoyed it, I mean like REALLY enjoyed it!! It's a movie you can watch twice in case you wanna share it with your friends and go with it a second time.

Great performances but I haven't seen a movie with such a telegraphed plot, with so much unnecessary exposition, in a long time.

Does this review have spoilers? No. But the movie is entirely selfspoiling, so it wouldn't matter anyway.

Really the cast behind the minor characters somewhat rescued this movie from being totally unwatchable. Guy who played jay was excellent. The villain was quite menacing.

Hamm was rather charming, and played it nice and subtle. Tina fey and nick mohammed weren't given much to work with.

Could have really done without being so blatant to the point of having contempt for the audience. Written by someone who maybe appreciates dark comedy but just can't muster it up themselves?

This movie is a nice viewing on a popcorn and a movie kinda night. It starts off a bit slow and meandering. Cards are all laid out on the table, you're watching a decent murder investigation with no real questions because you already know what's going on. But the third act comes in hot with an OMG WTF that launches into a rather tense finale with some real stakes and a fairly satisfying ending.

I think movies like this need support. It's okay to sit through a movie that isn't force feeding you "action" all the time. It's okay to let a movie marinate. It's okay to sit through the beats rather than constant jump cuts.

The language was a bit much for me. But overall, a decent independent movie at a time when Hollywood needs to return back to decent original movies.

I'm really starting to like Jon Hamm in his recent movies. He plays a calm mature and sweet man very well. This time as a policeman. If you are tired of CGI films without a story, of Hollywood pap that just wants kids through the doors, try this film.

So it's a murder mystery (for the policeman, the viewer knows who did it, but its nice watching them go through the process). Also, there are novel and interesting characters that interact beautifully. To be honest all the characters were acted well, and half the film really is about the dilemmas of the 4 or 5 key characters. Although there are some deaths, its not excessively gory and it isn't an action film. Reminds me a bit of the murder mysteries we'd see in the late 80s, but in this story is much better, characters are 3d, and filming very polished. Yep, the story is a little quirky, but pretty believable. There is a romantic sub-plot, which is complicated by one being a widower, and the other being divorced, but it takes on some modern themes very well.

For me a good film requires a good and well told story, with good characters. This is what this film is. No high drama (except may a little toward end, and a bit of a surprise), but I loved the way it was presented and paced. Made it feel like real life without being dull at any time. Maybe the film is an 8, but I gave it a 9 just because it was laid out so well and skillfully.

Maybe people under 25 will find it slow or no dramatic enough, but I think most older people (male and female) will find this a fulfilling film covering a few interesting themes and with an interesting murder mystery aspect. Comedy? Not really, though some light touches which are sweet/funnyish. Go on, give it a go.

I'm happy they make movies like Maggie Moore(s). Honestly, after seeing the Chicken Soup for the Soul logo, I expected some real twee and vanilla plot lines and humor. Then I see that Hamm and Fey are the leads. I like them both so this is a bonus. It doesn't hurt to have these two in particular doing the heavy lifting in making a decent script good, or and an amusing expression more clever simply by their expert delivery. The chemistry between the two works mainly because of the awkward banter. It is fairly lighthearted fair with a tinge of violence and blood. The hour and a half flew by, and the film held my interest throughout. Like I stated above, I am very happy that this script got made so well! 7 out of 10 stars.