Urged on by his boss, perpetually exasperated Secretary of State William Seward (David Strathairn) reluctantly sends out a trio of scalawags — wonderfully played by James Spader, Tim Blake Nelson and a curiously under - utilized John Hawkes — to try and buy the votes of lame - duck Democratic congressmen with patronage jobs and folders of cash. (nypost.com)
Troy is a slimy proto - hipster scalawag, but it's a pleasure to watch Bathsheba weigh his vanity against Oak's more earthy charms and suss out which of them is more real to her. (timeout.com)
The Two Faces of January is a classical told crime caper centered around a pair of on - the - lamb scalawags and the one vixen they both are vying for. (silverscreenriot.com)