The actor playing Peter Sutherland is a solid actor and plays his role well and believable.
Sadly he is held back by a disastrous performance of the lady playing the 'grieving' computer genius. I wrote 'grieving' because she never spills one single tear after the death of the two most important people in her life who raised her.
Her facial expression is always exactly the same as if frozen in place; the entitled angry look (so familair in current day cinema sadly). It really doesn't matter which scene she has to play; sad, in love, happy, depressed; just 1 single look forever etched on her face.
And then the plot and writing. Ouch. The lady, who needs protection because murderers are (for some reason) after her, is simply everywhere. She can't be shaken lose. Instead of hiding her somewhere she follows the hero of the story around like a spoilt all-knowing puppy.
And the plot goes from coincidence via stupid decision to Deus machina via stupid decidion to coincidence.
It's actually quite is disheartening because this kind of escapism is what people actually crave. We really need better writers and a main character that can actually act.
That said; the majority of the supporting cast was not too bad. They deserve a better writer.
Again; Netflix cancelled Mindhunter, a mature, intelligent show with brilliant actors. Loved by critics and the audience alike and decided to gave us this. Bizarre.
Sadly he is held back by a disastrous performance of the lady playing the 'grieving' computer genius. I wrote 'grieving' because she never spills one single tear after the death of the two most important people in her life who raised her.
Her facial expression is always exactly the same as if frozen in place; the entitled angry look (so familair in current day cinema sadly). It really doesn't matter which scene she has to play; sad, in love, happy, depressed; just 1 single look forever etched on her face.
And then the plot and writing. Ouch. The lady, who needs protection because murderers are (for some reason) after her, is simply everywhere. She can't be shaken lose. Instead of hiding her somewhere she follows the hero of the story around like a spoilt all-knowing puppy.
And the plot goes from coincidence via stupid decision to Deus machina via stupid decidion to coincidence.
It's actually quite is disheartening because this kind of escapism is what people actually crave. We really need better writers and a main character that can actually act.
That said; the majority of the supporting cast was not too bad. They deserve a better writer.
Again; Netflix cancelled Mindhunter, a mature, intelligent show with brilliant actors. Loved by critics and the audience alike and decided to gave us this. Bizarre.