In sitcoms, no one can lie correctly.
That is not the way real people, or Nancy, lie.
Leo and Ellen Lynch with their white-collar jobs and literary sensibilities offer a glimpse into a larger world.

Credit: Samuel Goldwyn Films
In the title role, Andrea Riseborough captures the liars dichotomy of overconfidence and insecurity.
The films scenes pass like vignettes, connected by very chronological time but very little else.
It is not a thriller nor even, really, a mystery.