An intense and funny performance by Margo Martindale is the highlight of The Sticky, but the idea that this crazy heist story could go just about anywhere is what’s the most intriguing thing about it.

The story whips by in half-hour episodes packed with action, so you could easily binge this in a couple of days. .... It’s testament to the rest of the cast that she [Jamie Lee Curtis] doesn’t need to raise the game, because The Sticky is tremendous fun even before she shows up.

A quirky and spirited lark that maintains a requisite degree of suspense and silliness throughout its brief maiden season.

A generally entertaining small town comedy, if an unusually angry one, which sits firmly on the side of the individual against the organization.

The story is never overly complicated, the pacing is quick, and you can’t help but root for many of these characters. The Sticky also has less cynical energy compared to other shows of this genre, but never to the point where it's playing things too safe.

The characters are too unformed, the story too careless, the payoff (a word loosely applied here) too abrupt, although the end is obviously a setup for a second season. .... Ruth has some funny moments, at first anyway. If only there were more.

“The Sticky” seems to have taken the core premise and just turned the volume up. Desperate people may make desperate choices to darkly comic effect, but without more depth to the storytelling, it’s hard to get too invested in them.