Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie (2017)
LA homicide detective Gene Handsome's knack for solving mysteries is matched only by his inability to make sense of his own problems.
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Instant Favorite.
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Thought this would go more towards the old Police Squad type movies but it just stayed pretty straight. Nothing great but decent acting. I've seen a lot worse.I enjoy the main actor when he's playing off someone else like he does in Curb. Bummer that we only get 30 seconds of Kaley Cuoco.
I'll assume you've read most of the other reviews, so I'll just give the takeaway:* Jeff Garlin is badly cast and badly written for (awkward-- since he cast himself and wrote the thing). Most of the time he's reprising his Curb Your Enthusiasm affect: repeating what the other character has said with renewed emphasis, which works when he's interacting with Larry David only.* Steve Weber does a great, over-the-top villain, but it cant save the thing.* Where this production fails is in the script. It just doesn't work. The jokes, most of them, fall flat: they needed more/better writers for this thing. The tone, for the most part, is all wrong: Jeff, you can't just "do your Curb thing" in every production (only Larry David can do that). And, if you are failing, you certainly can't revive it by doing -explicit- CYE references (the staring contest with Joe Kenda-- I was only surprised Garlin didn't say "OK" at the end of it).I will concede some high points: * Stony-faced, retired detective Joe Kenda does an amazing stint as a stony-faced detective (it's why I troubled to watch this thing in the first place: go watch Investigation Discovery network's "Lt Joe Kenda: Homicide Hunter" now if you havent heard of him).* Hailee Keanna Lautenbach has a great debut. She's going to be in a lot more movies.
This movie is very predictable, nothing much new. I kept waiting for something unpredictable buy it never came. I don't know why but it has been a long time since I have seen a good comedy movie and this movie was not just good enough.
It seems like this is being set up like Columbo, perhaps a series of mystery movies. Like most first episodes, this one gets hung up in the character introductions. I think it could get better, especially if they realize vulgarity in and of itself isn't actually funny. I do look forward to a second movie.