Maggie Moore(s)

2023
R
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

8.4K

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Tina Fey and Jon Hamm in Maggie Moore(s) (2023)

Takes place in a dusty desert town where nothing ever happens, as a police chief is suddenly faced with the back-to-back murders of two women with the same name.

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Police Chief Sanders investigates the bizarre murders of two women with the same name and unravels a web of small-town lies. He meets and quickly falls for Rita, a nosy neighbor who is eager... Read allPolice Chief Sanders investigates the bizarre murders of two women with the same name and unravels a web of small-town lies. He meets and quickly falls for Rita, a nosy neighbor who is eager to help solve the mystery.Police Chief Sanders investigates the bizarre murders of two women with the same name and unravels a web of small-town lies. He meets and quickly falls for Rita, a nosy neighbor who is eager to help solve the mystery.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

8.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The movie was being filmed at the same time, in New Mexico, and right down the street, as 'Rust'. The cast and crew went to the memorial after the tragic shooting on the set of that film.

Goofs
Although Jay is struggling to make ends meet, he seems to have no problem finding gobs of cash to pay the hit man for each new job.

Quotes
Jordan Sanders: Someone once told him, it takes courage to be happy. He didn't understand it then, but he thinks he might now. The problem, he realized, is all the heartbreak. For some, it comes more often than others, but he knew well, it comes for everyone. The irony is how the heartbreak made his own life clearer; showed him a path to the happiness he'd been so desperate to find. Obviously, some people don't have that difficult a time. Some people are born happy and stay happy. And to those people, he thought, good for them. What a gift. For others, he knew, it's just the opposite. They fight losing battle after losing battle, until, finally, they lose the war. The rest, the majority even, it's a constant struggle - somedays good, some days not so good. They keep at it though; wake up each morning, hoping to catch lightning in a bottle. Which he knew was a cliche, but also believed that's what happiness was. The sad thing was, when he realized too late that he had once held the bottle, he held that bottle right in his hands, with the lighting buzzing around inside. He was just too stupid or too foolish or too proud to realize it. And he let it get away from him. So was that another heartbreak or another part of the struggle? The truth is, he didn't know yet. He just knew it would take some courage to find out.

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References Jeopardy! (1984)

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Featured review

9/10

a breath of fresh air

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.