“Maggie Moore(s)” (** out of four) was a lumpy suspense comedy about a small-town police chief (Jon Hamm) who falls in love with and teams up with a nosy neighbor (Tina Fey) to solve a murder mystery involving two women with the same name but soon find that the roots of this are enmeshed in various lies and conspiracies within their town. Director John Slattery seems to be going for something in the vein of The Coen Bros’ “Blood Simple” and “Fargo” and is given a boost by the two likeable stars but never quite gells or takes wing. Slattery himself starred in a similar story in 2007’s “Reservation Road.”

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