johnboescoulthard

A fantastic Aussie show that has not been given the merit it deserves. The characters are each unique and hilarious.

Feels very Australian in a very good way, and I would recommend it to anyone.

I can start off by saying that the plot makes absolutely no sense if you think about it for more than a millisecond. That being said, there is the obvious response that the film is really about the dialogue and the characters. Are these characters and their inflated utterances from reality or are they clones of Tarantino in various moods? You decide: I resign. I give three stars for performances. Some might weigh performances higher than I; but I prefer solid, disciplined, *actual* writing and plot. I don't care for fluff disguised as something higher.

Probably the best drama I have seen this decade. Fantastic perfomances all round, except for maybe Adelaide Clemens who nevertheless looks very much the part. Good production value. I think it was made accidentally with HBO support since they were looking for the next Downton, and instead made something far more intelligent, far better. It is quite different to the book, which uses a disorganised chronology and difficult style; by contrast this is very rationalised, though in this case I don't think it is necessarily for the worse. It works in its own right. I have not seen any series more times than this one; it not only survives repeat viewing but in many ways improves.