I have doubts but not anymore. Great acting, shannon and whigham were as great they were in "Boardwalk empire". Story opening were interesting and suspenful. I can ' believe gow underratted this show is.
6 Reviews
Im suprised
matiasbockerman24 October 2018
Great performances and a good start to a thrilling series.
cruise0128 January 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Waco is a six part miniseries based on the Waco siege in 1993. Not sure many are known about the events that took place there. Involving Religious idol of David Koresh, who has a spiritual sect in a house and a movement following him. It is interesting to see how the episodes will play out and revealing the 51 day stand off with the FBI, and ATF.
Taylor Kitsch plays well with David Koresh. A guy that believes he can have people see miracles and that following him and the right path will lead the individual to better happiness. Michael Shannon is also good as an washed up FBI agent, who is disturbed after a shoot out gone wrong in his earlier case in Idaho.
The first episode was good. It plays out several months before the 51-day standoff. Michael Shannon is struggling with the wrong choices that the FBI is making after the Idaho event. David recruits Rory Culkin's character to joining their religious sect house. After they meet in a bar, as Rory was the last minute drummer for David's band.
Overall, Waco first episode was good. It may be slow. But the performances and to see the plot of this folding together was good.
I rate the episode 4 out of 5 stars.
Taylor Kitsch plays well with David Koresh. A guy that believes he can have people see miracles and that following him and the right path will lead the individual to better happiness. Michael Shannon is also good as an washed up FBI agent, who is disturbed after a shoot out gone wrong in his earlier case in Idaho.
The first episode was good. It plays out several months before the 51-day standoff. Michael Shannon is struggling with the wrong choices that the FBI is making after the Idaho event. David recruits Rory Culkin's character to joining their religious sect house. After they meet in a bar, as Rory was the last minute drummer for David's band.
Overall, Waco first episode was good. It may be slow. But the performances and to see the plot of this folding together was good.
I rate the episode 4 out of 5 stars.
Most facts are correct, but the liberal vibe is overpowering
nfire-2974118 May 2020
Warning: Spoilers
David Koresh was a murderer and a child molester (impregnated 12-13 year old girls at the compound). But leave it to the liberal film industry to make David out to be such a nice guy.
I hope the remainder of the series gets more realistic.
Fine to watch, in spare time
sage46762 January 2021
Ok?
nickalonzi27 April 2020
I don't know. The acting is... fine, I guess? Something about this show just feels so off. Half of the show is shot like a sitcom while the other half looks like a music video. The show uses music in literally every chance it gets and the editing is very strange and distracting. It's fine from a writing perspective, but from a filmmaking perspective, it's not good
Visions and Omens
Prismark1024 August 2019
Warning: Spoilers
By the time the siege at Waco reached its deadly conclusion back in 1993, some British commentators snootily mentioned that only In America you would get whacko religious cults. That was before it dawned on people that 24 of the fatalities were British.
In this dramatisation of the events of Waco. Taylor Kitsch who never did much in the movies is more suited in the medium of television. He plays the charismatic leader of the Branch Davidians, David Koresh. He is introduced as a bit of rock n roller than a wide eyed loon interested in polygamy and underaged brides. We see Koresh talking to a potential new recruit David Thibodeau (Rory Culkin) with his interpretations of the bible.
The Branch Davidians that Koresh led were diverse in race and social class. One follower is Steve (Paul Sparks) a former theology professor. Steve is a believer but the rules are he must remain celibate but his wife Judy (Andrea Riseborough) becomes pregnant with Koresh's child. Steve contemplates leaving while Judy pleads with him that she never wanted to be here in the first place.
The first episode though does not concentrate just on Koresh. It partially based on the memoirs of FBI negotiator Gary Noesner (Michael Shannon.) Wonderful as Shannon is, the first episode makes Noesner out to be rather saintly which is unfortunate as the FBI did not come out of the siege smelling of roses.
There is a a lot of setting up here and you can sense this is eventually going to be a Koresh versus Noesner showdown. Fortunately for Waco both the actors put on good performances.
In this dramatisation of the events of Waco. Taylor Kitsch who never did much in the movies is more suited in the medium of television. He plays the charismatic leader of the Branch Davidians, David Koresh. He is introduced as a bit of rock n roller than a wide eyed loon interested in polygamy and underaged brides. We see Koresh talking to a potential new recruit David Thibodeau (Rory Culkin) with his interpretations of the bible.
The Branch Davidians that Koresh led were diverse in race and social class. One follower is Steve (Paul Sparks) a former theology professor. Steve is a believer but the rules are he must remain celibate but his wife Judy (Andrea Riseborough) becomes pregnant with Koresh's child. Steve contemplates leaving while Judy pleads with him that she never wanted to be here in the first place.
The first episode though does not concentrate just on Koresh. It partially based on the memoirs of FBI negotiator Gary Noesner (Michael Shannon.) Wonderful as Shannon is, the first episode makes Noesner out to be rather saintly which is unfortunate as the FBI did not come out of the siege smelling of roses.
There is a a lot of setting up here and you can sense this is eventually going to be a Koresh versus Noesner showdown. Fortunately for Waco both the actors put on good performances.
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