Tim Roth's portrayal of murderer Reg Christie is a study in mundane subtitle evil. Never mad, never crazed, always in a state of near languidity, Christie nonetheless murders at least eight people. He even testifies against an innocent man with the same calm, humble demure; knowing all the while he is lying. Roth hits this one and never wavers.
His performance is but one of an assembly of fine performances that make this series worth watching. My only complaint is the pacing. Where cuts could be made I do not know but some instances where a character closes a door, puts on a coat, all ever so slowly and deliberately, could have been done with a bit more pep! But maybe the slow movements of the characters was a way of showing how people in post war England reacted to their cities being nearly blown to bits? To the loss of thousands of non-combatants at the hands of Hitler? When the war ended the problems did not. To this day unexploded bombs are still found...
John Reg Christie was one such bomb. Quiet, unassuming, hidden, till set off.
His performance is but one of an assembly of fine performances that make this series worth watching. My only complaint is the pacing. Where cuts could be made I do not know but some instances where a character closes a door, puts on a coat, all ever so slowly and deliberately, could have been done with a bit more pep! But maybe the slow movements of the characters was a way of showing how people in post war England reacted to their cities being nearly blown to bits? To the loss of thousands of non-combatants at the hands of Hitler? When the war ended the problems did not. To this day unexploded bombs are still found...
John Reg Christie was one such bomb. Quiet, unassuming, hidden, till set off.
