Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Benjamin Walker | ... | Zeke Sikes | |
Rainn Wilson | ... | Andy Sikes | |
Stephanie Sigman | ... | Steph Burton | |
John Michael Higgins | ... | Judge Brad Dawkins | |
Mark Rendall | ... | Chris Morrow | |
Rob Corddry | ... | Kurt Biltmore | |
Ron Livingston | ... | Kyle Walker | |
Wyatt Russell | ... | Ed Burton | |
Adam Pally | ... | Reed Ethington | |
Matthew Evans Landry | ... | Meth Billy (as Matt Landry) | |
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Isabel Dove | ... | Sally Sikes |
Neil Whitely | ... | Harris | |
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Angela Vint | ... | Martha Sikes |
Julie Khaner | ... | Mrs. Dawkins | |
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Pasqualina Cardu | ... | Field Reporter |
An inventive crime thriller told backwards -- reversing day by day through a week -- following a local sheriff's quest to unlock the mystery of three small town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.
"Shimmer Lake" is a very enjoyable dark comedy from Netflix.
The story of a bank robbery is told backwards. When I started watching it, I thought it looked cheap. I don't think it cost a fortune. It concerns the local sheriff and his attempts to bring three bank robbers to justice - one of whom is his brother. The story goes in reverse day by day as we meet the different participants.
I thought the dialogue was funny, the actors were fine, and while it will remind some people of Fargo, it's no Fargo though it is good. And I loved the way it was wrapped up at the end.
Clever, funny, Netflix has redeemed itself after that awful thing Handsome.