Chris O’Dowd makes a smooth leap from Moone Boy to mobster

While lacking the snappy wisecracking of the Travolta movie, O’Dowd’s character is more rounded and sympathetic

Chris O’Dowd plays Sin City henchman Miles Daly in Get Shorty (Sky Atlantic)

Reviewed This Week

Get Shorty: Sky Atlantic, NowTV

Raised by the Village: RTE One

Versailles: BBC Two

I’ve read every novel by Elmore Leonard since he turned from writing Western yarns to crime stories packed with quirky but credible small-time characters mostly getting out of their depth. But what Western yarns Leonard’s must have been: 3.10 to Yuma, Hombre, Valdez is Coming and others made it to the cinema as classic horse operas.