I quite liked it, for the performances, for its quick-witted script and for its subversion of the traditional crime drama.

Breaking News in Yuba County might think it's in on the joke but actually, it is the joke.

Here, nearly everybody is trying too hard and when in doubt, they get raucous for want of something better to do. Even Janney is struggling.

Tate Taylor's film aims for the kind of quirky characters and spiralling crime story that was perfected in Fargo, but the result is pedestrian.