The purpose of this series appears to be to squeeze as many different languages in as possible. German, English, Danish, Japanese , Chinese, Spanish ....and the list goes on. Perhaps the production was funded by the U. N. as a means of keeping their interpreters gainfully employed between sittings?
As a production, it is difficult to see where all the money has been spent. Surely the CGI that permeates each episode couldn't account for it all. If so, I would want my money back.
So, was the budget spent on the cast? Well, there are no top drawer stars, although at least two of the leads appear to have been chosen because they slightly resemble Jurgen Prochnow and Nicole Kidman. All the other actors featured appear to have been cast on their ability to look sullen, pensive and bewildered at the same time.
Perhaps the money was spent on the script? Given the lack of pace and propensity of horror movie tropes that hardly seems likely. Are these really the same people that created 'Dark'?
The director? The production team? There is nothing inspired here. I've seen episodes of Dr Who that have been better handled.
So, 60 million Euro spent for a bland, uninspired story told in a dozen different languages, featuring unknown actors performing in front of poor CGI effects with seemingly indifferent direction.
Maybe that's the real mystery at the heart of this series. Where was all the money spent?
As a production, it is difficult to see where all the money has been spent. Surely the CGI that permeates each episode couldn't account for it all. If so, I would want my money back.
So, was the budget spent on the cast? Well, there are no top drawer stars, although at least two of the leads appear to have been chosen because they slightly resemble Jurgen Prochnow and Nicole Kidman. All the other actors featured appear to have been cast on their ability to look sullen, pensive and bewildered at the same time.
Perhaps the money was spent on the script? Given the lack of pace and propensity of horror movie tropes that hardly seems likely. Are these really the same people that created 'Dark'?
The director? The production team? There is nothing inspired here. I've seen episodes of Dr Who that have been better handled.
So, 60 million Euro spent for a bland, uninspired story told in a dozen different languages, featuring unknown actors performing in front of poor CGI effects with seemingly indifferent direction.
Maybe that's the real mystery at the heart of this series. Where was all the money spent?