Big Mistakes

Big Mistakes treats the world of organized crime like a slapstick accident waiting to happen. The humor stems from the constant friction between the high stakes of the underworld and the total incompetence of the two central siblings. It avoids the grit usually associated with the genre in favor of a fast-paced, absurdity-heavy approach to illegal operations.

Dan Levy leads an ensemble that leans into the ridiculousness of the situations without losing the character-driven edge. The series integrates lgbt themes naturally, framing the central relationship through the lens of a shared, chaotic history. It succeeds by keeping the tone light despite the looming threat of the dangerous people pulling the strings behind the scenes. This is a crime comedy that cares more about how its leads navigate a crisis than how they survive one.