When Chief Sanders discovers that 2 women with the name Maggie Moore have been murdered in quick succession, he begins to investigate as the death are too coincidental for them not to be linked. However, as he delves deeper into these deaths, he starts to realise that someone isn't telling the trouble. Things are further complicated for Sanders when he falls for the nosy next door neighbour of one of the suspects...
A very middle-of-the-road affair from start to finish, Maggie Moore never really sparks or shines. Jon Hamm can be good when the material is right, but it isn't here. The whole film has this odd stagy feel whereby dialogue is delivered and there are numerous long awkward pauses...I can't really explain it, but it just feels a bit odd. His colleague deputy Reddy is supposed to be the comedic relief one suspects, but he's given nothing amusing to work with and comes off as a bit of a blank by the film's end.
One strand of the plot sees Sanders become close with one of the suspect's neighbours...I can only assume that this was included to try to spice the film up a bit...hey with the main story not been all that interesting I suppose anything is worth a try. Trouble is for the most part, it's a dull will they or won't they and despite Tina Fey and Jon Hamm both being capable actors their romance feels forced and the chemistry is very strained.
One person who I did like in this film was Happy Anderson because he at least was a bit menacing and brought something a bit different to the table...was it me though or did he look like a young John Goodman? His performance here was one of the very few highlights that this film has to offer.
Slattery directed God's Pocket which was a film I hated with only the presence of Christina Hendricks giving it any redeeming value. Maggie Moore is a slightly better effort from Slattery, but there's this constant feeling that he never knows which direction to take the film in and tries to blend too many genres in the mix which inevitably makes the film feel a bit messy and unfocussed.
Unless you're a really big fan of either Jon Hamm or Tina Fey then Maggie Moore is a difficult film for me to recommend.
A very middle-of-the-road affair from start to finish, Maggie Moore never really sparks or shines. Jon Hamm can be good when the material is right, but it isn't here. The whole film has this odd stagy feel whereby dialogue is delivered and there are numerous long awkward pauses...I can't really explain it, but it just feels a bit odd. His colleague deputy Reddy is supposed to be the comedic relief one suspects, but he's given nothing amusing to work with and comes off as a bit of a blank by the film's end.
One strand of the plot sees Sanders become close with one of the suspect's neighbours...I can only assume that this was included to try to spice the film up a bit...hey with the main story not been all that interesting I suppose anything is worth a try. Trouble is for the most part, it's a dull will they or won't they and despite Tina Fey and Jon Hamm both being capable actors their romance feels forced and the chemistry is very strained.
One person who I did like in this film was Happy Anderson because he at least was a bit menacing and brought something a bit different to the table...was it me though or did he look like a young John Goodman? His performance here was one of the very few highlights that this film has to offer.
Slattery directed God's Pocket which was a film I hated with only the presence of Christina Hendricks giving it any redeeming value. Maggie Moore is a slightly better effort from Slattery, but there's this constant feeling that he never knows which direction to take the film in and tries to blend too many genres in the mix which inevitably makes the film feel a bit messy and unfocussed.
Unless you're a really big fan of either Jon Hamm or Tina Fey then Maggie Moore is a difficult film for me to recommend.