American Rust

Powerful story about people in a Rust Belt area and there is little hope for the future. Fine acting that supports the episodes and those that deal with one problem after another. True, it is depressing, but all to real.

Ok, it's a slow show to begin with. You mainly watch the first episodes for the cast, the filming, the atmosphere... But as the story unfolds, the plot starts to take a turn for the best, things move faster and faster, almost surprisingly so... I'm so glad I didn't give up after a few episodes, the reward was definitely worth it!

I watched the first season back in Sept 2021. I had wondered what the heck happened with it, I had no idea that it was cancelled, And then come to find out, Just last week, April 2024, it's on Amazon Prime as an exclusive with a second season. Now I thought the first season was fine if a little bit slow but good acting good writing et cetera. I started season 2 a few days ago, & i'm on episode six, Sunday morning at 130 AM. It is Like a a good book you can't put down! This is really gripping. For those of you that may be on the fence after finishing the first season- keep going...because, Season two is WAY better than the first.

It's complicated, not full of action but it's worth watching if you like slower shows about what has happened to depressed parts of the country. Jeff daniels isn't nearly as good as he was in "the newsroom" but he's still good. I like maura tierney and i like this role a lot more than the disappointing "the affair." (that one was good the first season and then i thought, "wtf am i watching?")

This show started off slow and I almost called it quits after the second episode, but I love Jeff Daniels in serious roles and I wanted to give it a real chance. I'm really glad I did. Here we are at episode 9 and it's totally paid off in full, though the show picked up earlier than that. I think the critics rushed to judgement on it.