Review by olle-hogrell

"Defending Jacob", from Apple TV, is a mini-series I have seen with great pleasure. In eight episodes, we get to follow a small family: A father, A mother and their teen son, Jacob, through a grueling crime drama. The story begins broadly, then focuses more and more on the small family, it´s shortcomings, it´s loneliness and it´s increasing vulnerability, as justice gradually comes closer. The intrigue is sophisticated. Unlike other series in the same genre, it is exciting, throughout the last episode. Of course, Michelle Dockery, who played Lady Mary in Downton Abbey, is perfect as Jacob's mother. But the question is whether Chris Evans, in the lead role as the father, is even more impressive. Here is an actor, obviously talented far beyond the parts he had in "Captain America", "Avengers" or, for that matter, "Knives out". In "Defending Jacob" Evans shows real emotion. I truly want to see him continue to develop his talents, and the register of emotions he shows here. In this series, as a character, he carries not only the burden of a father in a family in crises, but also the heavy burden of the lead role. He does both beautifully.