deebeeinthesky

Far from the worst two hours I've ever spent watching a movie. The only intriguing mystery in this Agatha Christie adaptation is how they managed to gather so many great actors to work on this mess.

The direction takes the shaky camera technique to a new level as the camera seems to have been held by an inexperienced toddler who's well overdue for a nap. The editing feels like it was lazily cut and pasted together by bored intern on their last day. The writing is so dreary and mediocre you wonder if a computer program could have come up with something more inspiring. If it was just one of these problems on it's own, the end product may have been somewhat redeemable, but together they all come together in this dull headache inducing dud.

The actors manage to give an enthusiastic and ultimately passable performance given their lackluster dialogue. So much so that it almost makes up for how bad it is. Almost.

Still, I can't say it's the worst thing I've ever seen, if it's on again, however, I'll give it a miss.

Miriam is unabashed, outspoken, loud, frank and utterly mesmerizing. She seems to live in her own wold, and I would love to go there. I love her beyond words so I'm afraid I can't be an impartial judge on this brilliant and all too brief series.

Miriam is in fact a very engaging interviewer, there's seemingly no one immune to her unique charms and she just pulls you in to any and every situation she finds herself in. The series follows many different people from various walks of life, as she asks what the "American Dream" means to them, how important it is in modern society, and if it still exists.

Every episode was an utter joy, I only hope they can find more people for her to ruffle in future series. It can't be hard.

Hard Sun is one of the most abysmal series I have ever had the misfortune of witnessing in my life. The fact that the dialogue was more than likely written by a lazy infant was the least of this train-wrecks' problems. This formulaic "thriller" was filled with half baked tension and eye-rolling twists and turns. The acting was at times bordering on really good, which is very impressive giving the material. The only reason I kept going was this was such a strong premise and I was convinced it could only get better as it went on. Such a disappointing waste. One saving grace, for me at least, was the wonderful Aisling Bea, who I adore, apart from that it had nothing going for me.