40/48
Loosely based on the theft of $18 million worth of maple syrup from a Quebec warehouse in 2011-2012; five people were sentenced to prison
Plot
When maple syrup farmer Ruth Landry finds her livelihood under attack from greedy competitors who were once her friends, she hatches a plan to get revenge and shake up the industry. I want to start by saying that I went into this show with moderate to moderate expectations, so there were no major disappointments or real surprises.
I knew about the real maple syrup theft, saw the preview, and thought it would be fun to watch
And it can be fun to watch, if you like a shoddy Fargo rip-off by people who don’t understand any of the functional ingredients of Coen Brothers movies. And I guess you could say that all the little elements they’ve stolen from other movies could be homages and compliments, if they weren’t so awkwardly and inappropriately confident in their own uniqueness.
It’s someone else’s work regurgitated over and over again
There’s a certain smugness to the writing and directing that, frankly, isn’t deserved. It’s the end of the game of Chinese telephone, and the phrase is almost unrecognizable.
Sarcastic, homely, mean, weirdly bad
The only real draw of the show, the one that kept me watching until the end, was the cast. They gave it 100%, even though the characters were all the same archetypes those actors always seem to play these days.
Some of the cast just can’t seem to escape the type of cast that’s got them
I wish they had better range, even though they’re really good at what they’ve been constantly trapped in. Your guide to all the new movies and shows streaming on Prime Video in the US this month.