THE SMART TRICK OF BETFLIX THAT NO ONE IS DISCUSSING

The thumbnail summary — “Aubrey Plaza gets to be a thief” — conjures up a bone-dry comedy in which her deadpan persona results in ironic friction Along with the prison underworld. But “Emily the legal” isn’t that Motion picture in any way; it’s a “chilly, certain thriller,” a Michael Mann-ish procedural with nary a wink in sight