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This first-rate noir production puts a fresh spin on the shopworn plot tripod involving a mysterious murder (yes, the victim is tragically young and very pretty), the detective(s) with a screwed up life, and "evil business"...oh, I forgot the corrupt cop, so that makes four legs. Yet, character development via superb writing and acting (female cop costar is a genius IMO), make it a most gripping and satisfying watch. The music is likewise as pitch perfect as the script. As an aside, one wonders for the millionth time why the writing for and acting by American child actors is so mundane/awful/unimaginative? Dustin, younger brother of the deceased, gives an amazing performance of a poignant character you won't forget.

I find this series strangely powerful. The character development is quite good and the actors deliver stirring performances as it captures the emotions of three "classy" hookers who long for better lives in communist Poland of the 70s. I love the way it's shot, the somewhat garish color resolution suggesting a low budget film from 50 years ago triggering a highly nostalgic vibe....it's a period piece for sure. Some may not like the slow pace, but I believe this is a verite effect, as if you are there in the story. True to the Polish spirit, it's a melancholic watch with a heavy dark curtain casting a shadow even in lighter moments. It's sometimes a little hard to follow and there seem to be some loose ends that are unlikely ever to be clarified, but well worth it.

An ultimately silly and repetitious series feature one gorgeous woman after another. While I was drawn in at first, the writing's mediocrity became quickly apparent. It doesn't make sense that the protagonist, presented as THE voyeur, herself enjoys normal sex...a lot! To title a series after a pathology would do better to focus on it, otherwise it has no essential function to character development, only to launch the ho-hum plot, whose dreary, predictable coincidences seem contrived as opposed to spicy. Watched two episodes in one sitting, realized the next day that any residual curiosity had totally vanished. Note to self: visit Brazil soon on a "business trip", send wife on cruise with her friends. Just kidding, but those women ARE beautiful.