J.K. Simmons, fresh off his Oscar nomination, is taking a critical hit. His new MGM+ crime drama, 'The Westies,' about New York's notorious Irish mob, is being panned by Variety. The show, detailing the gang's profits from the Javits Center construction, is called 'a flat take.' Apparently, even the prospect of Hillary Clinton's 2016 concession couldn't spice up this mob story. Fans hoping for gripping underworld action might be left wanting.