Normal Far from it (in a deliciously ghastly way)

Normal (2025) • View trailer3.5 stars (out of five); rated R, for profanity and relentless strong, bloody violenceAvailable via: HBO MAX and other VOD optionsBy Derrick BangPaul Newman went through a period, for several years following 1961’s The Hustler, when superstition apparently prompted him to insist that several subsequent anti-hero single-word films begin with the letter “H,” in some cases prompting script character name changes: Hud, Harper and Hombre. Confronted by unexpectedly overwhelming odds, Keith (Brendan Fletcher, left) SheriffUlysses (Bob Odenkirk) and Lori (Reena Jolly) become unusual allies.Bob Odenkirk seems to be doing the same with his second-career emergence as a “regular, down-home guy turned reluctant avenger,” first in Nobody, and now in this one. One wonders what’ll be next ... Nowhere? Nevermore? Naturally?(Okay, in fairness, his family guy in Nobody and its sequel wasn’t that ordinary. But still...) Odenkirk stars as Ulysses (no last name given), hired as…