This is an interesting and entertaining miniseries based on James Comey's book "A Higher Loyalty". The events that take place are largely from his perspective as he grapples with some impossible choices during an election year and beyond to maintain the FBI's independence from partisan politics. Jeff Daniels looks nothing at all like James Comey, but being the superb actor that he is makes this easy to overlook. But Brendan Gleeson steals the entire show with his disturbingly accurate portrayal of Donald Trump. I don't think anyone else could have pulled it off in the same way without it appearing over-comedic.
The one thing I couldn't really buy into was how hard this show tried to sell us on James Comey's independence. The viewer is reminded of it in what seemed like every five minutes. At the office, at the voting place, at the White House, and even at home with his family where he doesn't need to keep up appearances. We get it. The FBI needs to be non-partisan and it's his job to keep it that way. But the TV James Comey just comes across as very different from reality James Comey. TV Comey is always virtuous, calm, and seemingly incapable of emotion. Almost saintly. Reality Comey is much more opinionated and capable of strong emotional expression. He was far more upset by his dismissal than the show seems to suggest.
Lastly, I think this should have been made into a longer series. Maybe 10 or so 1-hour episodes. The two episodes we have are workable to a point because we all know the story. But there was still something lacking. Overall I found this to be entertaining, especially as a heavy consumer of political media. Anyone who follows politics will likely enjoy this, especially if you are open minded to the truth.
The one thing I couldn't really buy into was how hard this show tried to sell us on James Comey's independence. The viewer is reminded of it in what seemed like every five minutes. At the office, at the voting place, at the White House, and even at home with his family where he doesn't need to keep up appearances. We get it. The FBI needs to be non-partisan and it's his job to keep it that way. But the TV James Comey just comes across as very different from reality James Comey. TV Comey is always virtuous, calm, and seemingly incapable of emotion. Almost saintly. Reality Comey is much more opinionated and capable of strong emotional expression. He was far more upset by his dismissal than the show seems to suggest.
Lastly, I think this should have been made into a longer series. Maybe 10 or so 1-hour episodes. The two episodes we have are workable to a point because we all know the story. But there was still something lacking. Overall I found this to be entertaining, especially as a heavy consumer of political media. Anyone who follows politics will likely enjoy this, especially if you are open minded to the truth.