Blow the Man Down (available now on Amazon Prime) is a Martin McDonagh film without the really brutal violence and without – and this is where it fails – the broad comedy. Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy's movie opts for a quirkier brand of comedy that I didn't really find funny. The inspirations here are McDonagh and the Coens, but the execution just doesn't work. It's fine, and Margo Martindale has a nice juicy part, and June Squibb has a good one too, but there is no more than that to recommend here and the two lead performers are boring.
