Horrible tale of convicted murderers Susan and Christopher Edwards, real people.
Instead of just telling the story, this turns into a loopy and silly fantasy that includes all sorts of set pieces and cowboy fantasies and gruesome coppers who snicker and sneer like they're in a Gilbert and Sullivan roadshow.
Olivia Colman and David Thewlis star as the hapless couple who get railroaded by the cops and lawyers and convicted on circumstantial evidence. Zero physical proof or any kind.
Especially grating is Kate O'Flynn as Lancing, a rather vicious cop who practically drools and wets herself when she tricks the couple into saying something wrong (which is of course then used as evidence) against them.
This one hits the wrong note all around, making silly merriment while the real-life counterparts are imprisoned.
Instead of just telling the story, this turns into a loopy and silly fantasy that includes all sorts of set pieces and cowboy fantasies and gruesome coppers who snicker and sneer like they're in a Gilbert and Sullivan roadshow.
Olivia Colman and David Thewlis star as the hapless couple who get railroaded by the cops and lawyers and convicted on circumstantial evidence. Zero physical proof or any kind.
Especially grating is Kate O'Flynn as Lancing, a rather vicious cop who practically drools and wets herself when she tricks the couple into saying something wrong (which is of course then used as evidence) against them.
This one hits the wrong note all around, making silly merriment while the real-life counterparts are imprisoned.