5.2
LA homicide detective Gene Handsome's knack for solving mysteries is matched only by his inability to make sense of his own problems.
Jeff Garlin
Detective Gene Handsome
Natasha Lyonne
Detective Fleur Scozzari
Christine Woods
Nora
Steven Weber
Talbert Bacorn
Amy Sedaris
Lt. Tucker
Eddie Pepitone
Durante
Leah Remini
Esta
Timm Sharp
Lloyd Vanderwheel
Brad Morris
Detective Jerpis
Ava Acres
Carys
Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Cuoco
Joe Kenda
Joe Kenda
Dino Battaglia
Detective Doc
Brent Bradshaw
Heckler
Michael R. Carlson
Detective Rice
Megan Ferguson
Amanda
Erin Foley
Detective Holt
James Garlin
Drive Thru Worker #1
Richard Gonzales
Tour Bus Driver
Hidekun Hah
Japanese Tourist #6
Teruko Hakajima
Japanese Tourist #9
Yoriko Haraguchi
Japanese Tourist #11
Hidetoshi Imura
Japanese Tourist #2
Milan Johnson
Drive Thru Worker #2
Akiko Katô
Japanese Tourist #12
Tomo Kawaguchi
Japanese Tourist #8
Hailee Keanna Lautenbach
Heather Dromgoole
Mayan Lopez
Translator
Nelson Mashita
Japanese Tourist #5
Teruko Nakajima
Japanese Tourist #9
Dana Powell
Sky
Alex Puccinelli
Moving Guy #1
Adam Ray
Devon
Chris Redd
Detective Gunner
Dave Reinitz
Flappers MC
Dave Sheridan
Chuck Looney
Rachel Sullivan
Circle Girl
William Stanford Davis
Lester
Shelby Stockton
Detective Elmer
Martin Takahashi
Japanese Tourist #14
Yaz Takahashi
Japanese Tourist #4
Ken Takemoto
Japanese Tourist #3
Josie Totah
Charles
David Tsuboi
Japanese Tourist #13
Kotaro Watanabe
Japanese Tourist #7
Doc Willis
Detective Dino
Takato Yonemoto
Japanese Tourist #1
Ai Yoshihara
Japanese Tourist #10
Director, Writer
Jeff Garlin
Writer
Andrea Seigel
July 26, 2020
6
Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend.
I really like Jeff Garlin and Natasha Lyonne, they play really well off of one another, but every other character just seems like a throw away, even Steve Weber and Leah Remini, whom I both generally like as well.
I like a good mystery, and this movie proves there are a lot of fun, interesting ways to go about doing one, but it is somewhat unsatisfying when you're not onboard with the character motivations. Yes, Handsome is solving a crime, and the killer is an awful person, but the victim wasn't exactly great. Everyone else involved was kind of a jerk too, but in some "quirky" way.
While we see Handsome investigate the crime, too much of the discovery happens in the "beautiful mind" space (surprising reminds me of "Green Hornet"), we get little bits and pieces, but we're not really along for the ride.
While I appreciate it being innovative, normally we get some kind of narrative, or the detective will "mentally re-play" events laying out what we do or do not know, and not having that feels more absent than innovative. Instead we get a sort of recap without "capping".
In "Clue", you get that ridiculous multi-ended re-cap, but in addition to having silent clues, they're actively putting together leads and evidence as to what is happening and who might be next.
It's not that it didn't happen, but thinking back on it, none it felt meaningful at all. Then there is the dead plot line: I know it was for a joke, but it fell flat for me, and I honestly felt relieved when I think I was supposed to feel pity / sadness.
There are a lot of movies out there to watch, this is good, I think you'll enjoy it, but there are a lot of other movies that might be a little better.