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The Woman in the Wall (2023)
Poignant, gripping, human
I'm truly stunned by some if the 3 star reviews on here. Not just for this, but over the last few years in particular there appear to be so many at wildly opposite ends of the scale. Either there are a flood if teenagers suddenly reviewing films/TV on here or these individuals have never had to sit through the likes of el dorado, the greasy strangler or attack if the killer tomato's (no, I wasn't forced to watch any to the end, but once I start, I feel compelled to finish!).
Rant over... This is one of the most compelling things I've watched in a long time. We're drawn in to Lorna's struggle, with sleep, a possible murder and her painful past. Yes, it's dark, some series/films are, that's on purpose, doesn't mean it's bad, just that it's not your genre of choice. Just as anything with Freddy Crougar or chase scenes will not go anywhere near my screen!
The story that unfolds, from what I've read resonates with events and accounts from such establishments and they tell the story so beautifully. It's truly harrowing, we see the impact on so many lives and the apparant nonchalance or ignorance of those who could have acted to prevent what happened.
I, personally find some if the humour lifts the darkness just enough, but I'm not Irish, so I appreciate some comments on here from some who find it offensive.
All in all, I find it has the right amount of intreague, great characters and storyline to keep you gripped. A great series!
The Reunion (2022)
Waste of an incredible cast
This looked promising, the cast are fantastic actors, the location is simply stunning and premise decent. After a couple of episodes, the whole thing starts to creek, the storyline becomes confused and strange. Then, episode by episode it gets worse until it's almost farcicle. Essentially it was an awful script, strange storyline and frankly unbelievable characters. Some of the storyline is just strange - not in a Donny Darko 'really makes you think' way, more of a 'what the heck was that about, humans don' t behave like that' way. What a waste of such excellent acting talent, who do their best to prop this up, but fail under the weight of such a poor story.