"Sheriff Ulysses, a man haunted by a past failure and looking for an easy job to weather his messy divorce, takes on the role of interim sheriff in Normal, Minnesota, a nondescript Midwestern town that seems like every other economically depressed small town in the country - with a few exceptions. The police armory is filled with military-grade weapons and technology."
"When two desperate criminals decide to rob the town bank, they discover that the vault is full of billions of dollars worth of gold bars. When Ulysses attempts to negotiate with the robbers, he's suddenly attacked by the deputy sheriff. Soon, the whole town is on his tail, with everyone from the elderly knitting goods store lady brandishing deadly weapons to assassinate the outsiders."
"It's quite a ludicrous turn of events, one that feels - intentionally or not - like a straightforward riff on Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz. A culty town that suddenly turns into a"
Normal follows Sheriff Ulysses, a man escaping personal turmoil by taking a temporary position in a small Minnesota town. He initially overlooks suspicious signs: military-grade weapons in the police armory, an extravagant mayoral mansion, and unusually funded infrastructure projects. When two criminals attempt to rob the town bank and discover billions in gold bars, Ulysses discovers the entire town is complicit in a criminal operation. The townspeople, from elderly shopkeepers to bartenders, become armed assassins protecting their secret from Japanese yakuza threats. Directed by Ben Wheatley with a screenplay by John Wick's Derek Kolstad, the film combines action with dark comedy, though it remains surprisingly average despite strong performances and energetic direction.
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