Prime Video’s ‘The Sticky’ Is an Absurdly Fantastic Account of Canada’s Infamous Maple Syrup Heist: TV Review
variety.comAramide Tinubu Just over a decade ago, the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist became the biggest robbery in the country’s history.
Now, Brian Donovan and Ed Herro have put their own “Fargo”-like spin on the real-life theft in Prime Video’s beautifully unhinged dramedy thriller, “The Sticky.” Set in 2011 in a tiny Quebec town where syrup is king, the audience is introduced to three unlikely and outlandish characters.
There’s Ruth (a winning Margo Martindale), a bitter maple farmer determined to keep her farm afloat while caring for her comatose husband.
Mike (Chris Diamantopoulos), an associate of Ruth’s husband, is a Boston mobster who often lashes out before thinking. And finally, there is Remy (Guillaume Cyr), a well-meaning security guard at the Quebec Maple Association who is a bit of an ignoramus.
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