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I really don't get the positive reviews, this is awful. I go into every show wanting to like it. I gave it 3 episodes. I love the geographical and cultural setting. I really wanted this to be good and learn something about a culture I know nothing about (I'm in Australia). Sadly the show is a bit of a train wreck.
From reading other reviews it seems the source material is much loved. I'm assuming the books have atmosphere, depth, nuance and some dialogue that actually sounds/reads like the way people actually speak. The show has none of that. It just lumbers from one contrived scene to the next without building any tension or sense of mystery. Any chance of building tension is thrown away by making it blindingly obvious who the baddies are and what they're up to. At one point a character says that people aren't who they seem to be. Actually, in this show, that's not true, People are exactly who they appear to be because the scriptwriters tell us everything.
To say the dialogue is clunky is generous. I suppose with such dreadful writing there's not much the actors could do. They occasionally do a splendid job of silently brooding but then they have to open their mouths and speak the lines.
You can tell there was a good show to be made from the source material. It's a shame they didn't make that show.
From reading other reviews it seems the source material is much loved. I'm assuming the books have atmosphere, depth, nuance and some dialogue that actually sounds/reads like the way people actually speak. The show has none of that. It just lumbers from one contrived scene to the next without building any tension or sense of mystery. Any chance of building tension is thrown away by making it blindingly obvious who the baddies are and what they're up to. At one point a character says that people aren't who they seem to be. Actually, in this show, that's not true, People are exactly who they appear to be because the scriptwriters tell us everything.
To say the dialogue is clunky is generous. I suppose with such dreadful writing there's not much the actors could do. They occasionally do a splendid job of silently brooding but then they have to open their mouths and speak the lines.
You can tell there was a good show to be made from the source material. It's a shame they didn't make that show.
2 stars for the cinematography, 2 stars for the cat.
Eee gads, what was that? I must confess I only managed one episode. My levels of irritation were simply too high to continue. Overacted, pretentious, confusing, (ah it's a flashback, but she looks nothing like Kate Blanchett), and that narration. Aghhhh.
We have all come across those profoundly annoying people who feel they have to provide a commentary on what ever you're watching. I think they believe they are enhancing your appreciation and enjoyment. The scriptwriters here decided to include that person in the show. The enjoyment found in watching good screen acting is in reading the actor. Think of Andrew Scott in Ripley. You don't have to worry about that here because the bloody narrator will tell you exactly what they are feeling and thinking. I yelled STFU on more than one occasion.
The acting is also incomprehensibly bad. You know they are ACTING by the way they inexplicably raise their voice randomly. It's as if that line were WRITTEN IN UPPER CASE. At first I thought that maybe this was a deliberate style choice. I don't think it was, and if it was, it was a bad choice. The scene in the kitchen where the book is burnt comes to mind. People just don't communicate like that.
Why so negative? I've seen worse shows that don't annoy me nearly as much. I think it's the fact that this show on the face of it, has everything. Great actors, award winning directors, mega budget etc etc. It shouldn't be possible to mess up but they did.
It does look great and the cat clearly gives the best performance.
Eee gads, what was that? I must confess I only managed one episode. My levels of irritation were simply too high to continue. Overacted, pretentious, confusing, (ah it's a flashback, but she looks nothing like Kate Blanchett), and that narration. Aghhhh.
We have all come across those profoundly annoying people who feel they have to provide a commentary on what ever you're watching. I think they believe they are enhancing your appreciation and enjoyment. The scriptwriters here decided to include that person in the show. The enjoyment found in watching good screen acting is in reading the actor. Think of Andrew Scott in Ripley. You don't have to worry about that here because the bloody narrator will tell you exactly what they are feeling and thinking. I yelled STFU on more than one occasion.
The acting is also incomprehensibly bad. You know they are ACTING by the way they inexplicably raise their voice randomly. It's as if that line were WRITTEN IN UPPER CASE. At first I thought that maybe this was a deliberate style choice. I don't think it was, and if it was, it was a bad choice. The scene in the kitchen where the book is burnt comes to mind. People just don't communicate like that.
Why so negative? I've seen worse shows that don't annoy me nearly as much. I think it's the fact that this show on the face of it, has everything. Great actors, award winning directors, mega budget etc etc. It shouldn't be possible to mess up but they did.
It does look great and the cat clearly gives the best performance.
I haven't read the books and I haven't seen the Morgan Freeman movies so came to this series without any preconceptions beyond watching a trailer. I binged the whole season so that says something I guess. It is entertaining, the acting is decent, and Cross has moments of genuinely good tv. Ultimately however It's probably not good enough to warrant a second season.
It's a bit confused in its plotting. The plot, or rather, the plots drag. It's like they had considered several endings, couldn't decide which one to use, so patched them all together. The result is the show builds to a climax only to pull back and start building to either the same climax or a different one. This left me with more a feeling of frustration than anything else. I was kind of relieved to get to the end. This is not helped by the fact the two plot lines are too disconnected. The switching between the two stories is forced and clumsy. Again it feels the show doesn't quite know which story to tell. Don't get me wrong. I like a good sub plot as much as the next person but a good sub plot should add something to the main story, not be a different story.
I also struggled with the exposition sequences. Lighting dims, Cross looks thoughtful, someone in the room tells everyone to be quiet while Cross thinks out loud and explains what we already know. Then there are the scenes where snippets of previous dialogue are replayed in Cross' head so we understand something most of the audience also knew. I can tolerate a bit of this as I'm not too proud to admit I need it at times, but I almost stopped watching because of it.
Yes there are tropes and lots of them. They are too numerous to list but let's just say this is a great show for playing a spot the trope drinking game. Or maybe not. You'd all be unconscious way before the end of the third episode.
It's a bit confused in its plotting. The plot, or rather, the plots drag. It's like they had considered several endings, couldn't decide which one to use, so patched them all together. The result is the show builds to a climax only to pull back and start building to either the same climax or a different one. This left me with more a feeling of frustration than anything else. I was kind of relieved to get to the end. This is not helped by the fact the two plot lines are too disconnected. The switching between the two stories is forced and clumsy. Again it feels the show doesn't quite know which story to tell. Don't get me wrong. I like a good sub plot as much as the next person but a good sub plot should add something to the main story, not be a different story.
I also struggled with the exposition sequences. Lighting dims, Cross looks thoughtful, someone in the room tells everyone to be quiet while Cross thinks out loud and explains what we already know. Then there are the scenes where snippets of previous dialogue are replayed in Cross' head so we understand something most of the audience also knew. I can tolerate a bit of this as I'm not too proud to admit I need it at times, but I almost stopped watching because of it.
Yes there are tropes and lots of them. They are too numerous to list but let's just say this is a great show for playing a spot the trope drinking game. Or maybe not. You'd all be unconscious way before the end of the third episode.