Overview

• Focus Features’ neo-noir is now in U.S. theaters following its Cannes Midnights premiere.
• Margaret Qualley stars as private investigator Honey O’Donahue opposite Aubrey Plaza’s MG Falcone, with Chris Evans as preacher Reverend Drew Devlin.
• Critics consistently single out Plaza, with praise for Qualley, while calling the script overstuffed and the story underdeveloped.
• Multiple reviews note that brutal violence is played for laughs, creating uneasy tonal whiplash.
• Plaza describes a more collaborative process with Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, some reviewers question the film’s queer gaze, and the filmmakers remain noncommittal about a third entry in the planned trilogy.