(after watching first 2 eps.)
Faaar too slow burning. The action takes forever to get things as exciting as they should be for a 2018 thriller / mystery flick. My eyes got tired with the director moving the camera up and down, left to right (my parents frame better their vacation videos on the boat). The cast is comprised of 10 dozens of actors acting from average to slightly good, everyone looks much the same, no one stands out. I almost forgot who is who, why, what's their name, what did they do in the childhood time frame and why is the character interesting altogether. I takes like forever for people to get killed in this Agatha Christie-esque "Ten Little Indiands" feelalike.
I think the French made "The Chalet" to prove they can get a Hollywood classic thriller recipe in an European artie guies. They didn't get it right.
I think Netflix put the series in the roster in order to cover that viewer demographic that feels more cultured and educated than the average and wants to move past watching the mundane, commercial series Netflix currently offers. But I guess this demographic is actually made by people who never read anything but Facebook posts and 20 words reviews.
On the pro side, the setting, scenery, village and decors are worth watching. French Alps are amazing!
(after watching the whole series)
OK, it got some thrills...
Still, story is quite far-fetched...
Review of The Chalet
