“Haven’t you ever dreamed of something more?” That’s the question our down-and-out protagonist asks in “Buffaloed,” but it also comes to mind as we wait for Tanya Wexler’s uneven comedy to fulfill its potential.
Young Peg Dahl (Zoey Deutch) should be among Buffalo’s most promising citizens; she begins the film as a brilliant student with a laser focus and Wall Street goals. But the system is solidly stacked against her, and she can’t afford to go to college. She has to find another route to success, and her chosen approach — selling counterfeit Bills tickets — instead lands her in jail.