Review of 1983

1983 (2018)
5/10
Not bad but too slow
27 June 2023
It is not bad but neither is it very good. The plot seems a bit far-fetched and the casting choices are questionable. For example, the leader of the resistance movement (Light brigade) is a teenage girl who doesn't strike me as an intimidating military type of person. It doesn't work. The law student and his girlfriend and all their little shenanigans are just a distraction. (Then he hooks up with the leader of the resistance movement quite coincidentally). The only person whose character is interesting is that of the detective. The actor played this part very well and he was convincing in this role. Then there are the constant flashbacks to the past which just seems to kill time and does so very slowly. I don't know why the pace is so slow, but I got to episode 6 of 9 but just couldn't continue any further. It had potential initially but just couldn't hold my attention. They could have made a shorter movie and then it would have been more of a success.
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