I've always liked Hamm. Witty but not overly so, good-looking in an old fashioned masculine way, laid-back and laconic. But in this season of Fargo, he truly seems to be phoning in his performance. Or maybe just dozing on his feet. The part needs someone who can think and feel evil. John Hamm doesn't seem to be that guy. Maybe he really dislikes the character he's playing and just can't get a mean fix on him. It would have been a perfect part for a younger Tommy Lee Jones or Robert Duvall. Even Nicolas Cage could have done great things with it. Actually the ideal actor (imo) would have been the younger Joe Don Baker as he played Molly in Charley Varrick. One of the all-time bad guys in all filmdon.
