The director also assembled a team of high-caliber acting juggernauts to pull this all off, a roster of some of the best the screen can get. Tudyk is world-famous in other worlds, and you get to see why. His reactions break new ground in the humor potential of extreme discomfort. Henderson has been a favorite of mine since Trainspotting and her black diamond-like craft really shines in a comedy as dark as this.
Her delivery is so deliciously dry you could wrap it in silver and serve it to astronauts. Varma amazes once again with how well she plays an almost villain, like she did in Game of Thrones. Her good work ensures you are so happy when Jessica turns up dead. The only issue with Sewell’s casting is that he is way too good-looking for his character. It is baffling when certain marital problems come up, as the only problem you could imagine with Sewell in the bedroom is rubbing yourself raw on him.
“Tudyk is world-famous in other worlds, and you get to see why.”
The same goes for Williams, who levels everything around her with her considerable acting talent. By dredging up comedy through being dead serious, Williams shows us how funny the unfunniest things can be. The only real trouble with The Trouble With Jessica is the music. I give kudos to Winn for composing his own score for the film along with Matt Cooper.
From what I heard here, Winn is a talented musician who is more than a little handy with jazz. However, the tunes roll in on the images in a tidal wave of high-volume droll, submerging the viewer in an undertow of whimsy. There are also these very strange horn noises occasionally that are easily mistaken as someone screaming again, which is very perplexing. But that is the only mud stain on what is a very enjoyable tapestry of tense tee-hees. The Trouble With Jessica is like a tray of fresh out of the oven pot brownies: demented, dark and delicious. Get yourself a mouthful of this movie.
"…manages to match Hitchcock in the suspense department while being way funnier..."
