Normal SXSW Review: Bob Odenkirk's Latest Action Project Is a Rollicking Good Time

Normal SXSW Review: Bob Odenkirk's Latest Action Project Is a Rollicking Good Time

Liam Neeson got a second wind in his career as an action star, and now it seems like many other actors are starting to follow in his footsteps, including Bob Odenkirk. Although it is “just another Bob Odenkirk action movie,” Ben Wheatley’s Normal is the type of good time at the movies we have been missing. What is Normal about? Normal is set in a seemingly quiet small town in Minnesota whose interim sheriff is called into action when a botched b…

SXSW 2026 Review: Bob Odenkirk is Bloody Good in Carnage-Laced NORMAL

Is there any contemporary filmmaker with a more eclectic catalog than Ben Wheatley? His latest, Normal, is anything but that for the experimental Englishman. By teaming with "Action Pops Bob Odenkirk," Wheatley takes a stab at small-town American exploitation, layered with mystery, egg rolls, and bloodshed. It's a little Fargo, a dash of The Last Stand, and plenty of Hot Fuzz with a Midwestern accent. Crockpot hospitality gives way to intense sh…