There are also appearances from other lovable comedy folks like Billy Eichner ( Billy on the Street) and John Lutz ( 30 Rock) that help to elevate the comedy. Pally and Bloom aren't exactly household names, but they've both been in the comedy game for a long time and those that do know their work know that they're very capable in that department. Specifically, Adam Pally ( The Mindy Project) and Rachel Bloom ( Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) really manage to shoulder a lot of the weight here with their on-screen riffing and believable relationship. And there's an awful lot of chemistry going on in Most Likely to Murder. The thing that really makes any good comedy work is chemistry.
However, after a mysterious incident, Billy becomes obsessed with proving the outcast is actually a murderer and not the nice guy everyone thinks he is. Kara ( Rachel Bloom) the girl he still has feelings for now dates the former town outcast, Lowell (Vincent Kartheiser), who Billy made fun of in high school. Once the coolest kid in high school, he comes back to his hometown 15 years later to find he's no longer cool and that everyone else has moved on with their lives. Most Likely to Murder centers on Billy ( Adam Pally), who comes back home after his parents decided to sell his childhood home and retire. While it doesn't ever venture far enough into horror territory to be truly categorized as a horror/comedy, the thriller elements, which nod to classics from directors like Alfred Hitchcock, help breathe some extra life into what would otherwise be a pretty average sketch-comedy-type funny flick. That's what Most Likely to Murder, which recently made its debut at SXSW, is on the surface, but there's a murder mystery to deal with beneath that helps set it apart from others that have arrived before it. There have been quite a few movies over the years that deal with the guy who peaked in high school.