Juno Temple drew me to this series which I ended up scrubbing through once it became apparent there was SO much fluff and filler in the narrative. The sumptuous production design can be overwhelming and make some viewers forget this I'd imagine, but the long drawn out scenes that did nothing to move the story forward, especially the extended homo-erotic scenarios, extended kink, and extended conversation about unrelated nonsense all become tiresome.
The odd, sometimes ugly cinematography can be jarring, with oddly placed foreground elements and splashes of vivid out of focus color everywhere, while many scenes are reminiscent of the Mexican soap opera aesthetic with garish, unflattering lighting of character's faces.
Performances are quite good, but I cannot figure out why people keep casting Costabile in strong, overbearing man roles. It's interesting that Temple is always accurately typecast but directors seem to think Costabile can be something other than what he is.
The odd, sometimes ugly cinematography can be jarring, with oddly placed foreground elements and splashes of vivid out of focus color everywhere, while many scenes are reminiscent of the Mexican soap opera aesthetic with garish, unflattering lighting of character's faces.
Performances are quite good, but I cannot figure out why people keep casting Costabile in strong, overbearing man roles. It's interesting that Temple is always accurately typecast but directors seem to think Costabile can be something other than what he is.