Things are further complicated when the couple is framed for the murder.

“We did get to invite at least one person to come over,” she says.

“That was really gratifying to find some closure.

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This crime drama feels like a spiritual successor.

Gugino plays Jett, a thief living in a Leonard-esque retro world of chatty-violent criminality.

It’s all a bit much, and the pacing’s too glacial to qualify for Cinemaximum escapism.

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I can’t wait to see it.

Those ambitions, plus a talented cast, elevate the show above boilerplate crime-drama status.

Bacon is strangely delightful as a standard-issue scumbag antihero, chewing scenery with aplomb.

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