AMERICA FANTASTICA

Oliver Wyman affects a sly, off-kilter tone to deliver O'Brien's funny/sad take on Trumpland as COVID-19 infects America. Wyman's portrayal of Boyd Halverson, a former journalist and retail worker, is characterized by a sense of forlornness as the standard crime-caper plot unfolds. Boyd walks into a bank and demands $300,000. He gets $81,000 and the teller, Angie Bing, in the process. The duo encounter a host of shady characters as they go on the lam across the Wild West. Wyman infuses his voice with a tone of tenderness as Angie eventually becomes Boyd's ally, and more. O'Brien's chilling and depressing take on propaganda, disinformation, and misinformation results in Boyd's having to resolve his life of lies and deception. R.O. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2023]