McNaughton is looking for something else, and spends the whole film not getting there: it sets off violently, tries a few jokes, changes tack to a mooching sadness, and finally settles for an old-style punch-up.

NEWYORKER: Mad Dog and Glory

So the DUP was surprised to hear that Sinn Fein was going to change tack in the assembly and seek a delay in the bill which involved the biggest shake-up in benefits for decades.

BBC: Robinson and McGuinness meet amid DUP-Sinn Fein tension

This one, directed by Nora Ephron and co-written with her sister Delia, courageously tries a different tack, and what we end up with is a disaster of another order entirely.

NEWYORKER: Bewitched