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Reviews
Vengeance (2022)
Surprising movie
I was pleasantly surprised that the movie showcases the humanity of both the
"fish out of water" and the Texans. In this regard it reminded me of "Happy, Texas" although the latter was more thoroughly a comedy. "Vengeance" has a bit of an identity problem as to what kind of movie it is trying to be. Ashton K. Gave, to my mind, an Oscar-worthy performance for supporting actor.
I think more could have been done with the cinematography given the setting, but I have a feeling that there were constraints due to filming in Northern New Mexico rather than West Texas (who can forget the snow-capped mountains in Oklahoma!, bless their hearts). As a former resident of West Texas I was especially pleased to hear that not all the characters speak as though they were from Alabama.
George Gently: Gently and the New Age (2017)
Worst end of series episode ever
I am late to the series. I really liked it but it should have stopped at the end of S7. This episode redefines "jumped the shark." Plot holes galore, lost arcs: what happened to Gently's MS? He's suddenly speaking to John again? How do you just go to London and report on (as mentioned, with no physical evidence) indict, and get a trial for several high ranking MET officers in half a year? What happened to the impassioned taunting of Gently by the thug who the writers seriously led us to believe was Isabella's killer in the far superior previous cliffhanger. Spies. Ugly Americans. Evil Tories. At least they didn't have Margaret Thatcher turn out to have killed his wife. As other people here have noted, all this sadly turns the entire series from a great detective drama to something like a seven year long reflection of Get Carter. I think I like Pan Ewing's "it was all a dream" year better than this.
Sherlock: The Six Thatchers (2017)
Truly Disappointing
I've been a great fan of this series for years, but this episode bordered on awful. Sherlock Holmes has become Sherlock Bourne, possibly on meth, as directed by Douglas Sirk. Mycroft Holmes is a minor character in the canon, but he has becomes as omnipresent and intrusive as if they digitally recreated Judi Dench in every episode. The relationship between Holmes and Watson now more resembles a possible John Wayne/Jimmy Stuart western pairing where Our Two Heroes are True Friends but are Torn Apart by a Great Misunderstanding. Will they reconcile? And what was with the bizarre bus romance subplot? Anyone who has read the canon knows that the big spoiler has got to be coming, but I guessed I missed the part where Conan Doyle sent Holmes into therapy to get in touch with his feelings. If we want to take the series its own new terms (above) then it may have a continuing fan base. If you like it, that's all well and good, but it has little at all to do with Sherlock Holmes any more.