Tolga Karaçelik’s The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer starring Steve Buscemi, John Magaro, and Britt Lower is an entertaining NYC-set black comedy that requires suspension of disbelief. All three leads put their comedy chops to excellent use. Lower’s character is so different than the librarian in her other Tribeca entry Darkest Miriam, they really are a testament to her range.
I am a fan of Karaçelik’s Turkish films Ivy and Toll Booth. Ivy is such a unique and disturbing film. The script here is not as strong, but the cast, production design, the humor, and a great looking NYC make up for it.
This is also the second Tribeca Festival in a row we get a dark crime comedy involving a serial killer that stars John Magaro after last year’s LaRoy, Texas.
