rhadoo32
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I didn't YET see the original film (Swedish maybe? Ove?) but I am trying to watch this American version on HBO, and it is incredibly bad.
Once teenage idol Tom Hanks is still represing his boomer generation, but now as obnoxious WHITE home owners in a majority Hispanic country.
The filmmakers try to make us care for the protagonist by making us watch his failed suicide attempts, but I just can't get behind such a bad character. He rescues a cat, he helps out a stereotypical pregnant Hispanic lady with a useless husband who keeps saying "Ay, dios mio" and other such things in Spanish. Most Hispanics in the US speak native English, it is insulting and demeaning.
All in all, maybe it's time for Tom Hanks to give it up. He's had a good run.
Once teenage idol Tom Hanks is still represing his boomer generation, but now as obnoxious WHITE home owners in a majority Hispanic country.
The filmmakers try to make us care for the protagonist by making us watch his failed suicide attempts, but I just can't get behind such a bad character. He rescues a cat, he helps out a stereotypical pregnant Hispanic lady with a useless husband who keeps saying "Ay, dios mio" and other such things in Spanish. Most Hispanics in the US speak native English, it is insulting and demeaning.
All in all, maybe it's time for Tom Hanks to give it up. He's had a good run.
I enjoyed watching this, as Franz Kafka is probably my favourite autor. I have read almost entirely his work and, something that would shock, disgust and give him anxiety were he living today, I also read the letters to Milena and Felice.
The TV show gets a lot of things very right: his friendship with Max Brod, his broken relationship with his father, his love-hate relationship with his job, his struggles with conforming to society's expectations.
Why I don't rate it higher: I think the main actor cast for the role of Franz Kafka is too far from the historical figure. Franz Kafka was a Jewish man, with very dark hair, clear features, very tall for the era (over 1.80), who saw himself as very fragile while in fact he was considered quite healthy and good looking. And certainly extremely well dressed, considering his father's line of work!
Moreover, he was a dreamer who didn't adapt well to reality, but in no case was he a clownish figure. He had humor, but I am sure he was well aware of his imense talent and was quite ruthless when reviewing other work.
All and all, I am very happy for this production, but I fear no other greater work will appear for some time :(
The TV show gets a lot of things very right: his friendship with Max Brod, his broken relationship with his father, his love-hate relationship with his job, his struggles with conforming to society's expectations.
Why I don't rate it higher: I think the main actor cast for the role of Franz Kafka is too far from the historical figure. Franz Kafka was a Jewish man, with very dark hair, clear features, very tall for the era (over 1.80), who saw himself as very fragile while in fact he was considered quite healthy and good looking. And certainly extremely well dressed, considering his father's line of work!
Moreover, he was a dreamer who didn't adapt well to reality, but in no case was he a clownish figure. He had humor, but I am sure he was well aware of his imense talent and was quite ruthless when reviewing other work.
All and all, I am very happy for this production, but I fear no other greater work will appear for some time :(
One of the most boring TV shows I have ever watched. There is almost no plot, and little dialogue.
Scenes seems strewn together with spit, they have little logic.... Mostly it's just Ian MacShane rambling on and on, and a lot of gratuitous bad sex scenes, including a gay one! Yep, guess what, I don't have to watch that on my TV.
Again, just don't bother ever getting into watching it. Try something else. I can't believe how rigged these ratings and reviews can be. This is really, really, really bad, and it has over 8 rating on IMDb.
Scenes seems strewn together with spit, they have little logic.... Mostly it's just Ian MacShane rambling on and on, and a lot of gratuitous bad sex scenes, including a gay one! Yep, guess what, I don't have to watch that on my TV.
Again, just don't bother ever getting into watching it. Try something else. I can't believe how rigged these ratings and reviews can be. This is really, really, really bad, and it has over 8 rating on IMDb.