‘Normal’ Review: Ben Wheatley Is Back in ‘Free Fire’ Form, Putting Bob Odenkirk at the Center of a Small-Town Standoff

Normal is the name of a Minnesota town where things are anything but. Just 1,890 people live in the tiny Midwestern burg, but there must be at least that many guns to go around. The guy who owns the local bar decorates the place with row upon row of shotguns, while the artillery at the police station is stocked with enough ammo to quell a Mexican cartel. The previous sheriff died of suspicious causes, and the guy they brought in to sub till the next election is sort of a softie.

So, nothing is what it seems here, unless you count the fact the temporary sheriff, the seemingly laid-back Ulysses, is played by Bob Odenkirk, star of “Better Call Saul” and the “Nobody” movies. Consider that, and “Normal” is pretty much exactly what you’d expect, just a lot more fun. Odenkirk shares story credit on the movie with “John Wick” co-creator Derek Kolstad,…