This is not my kind of drama. But I watched if for one reason: Adrian Lester is, from my perspective, one of the very best actors out there...whether we are talking Hollywood or Great Britain. So I'll watch almost anything that he's in. And here, he didn't disappoint.
On the other hand...my position on, Sophie Okonedo...I see reviewers here raving about her performance. Throughout the series I sat there thinking, over and over, that I couldn't decide if that was good acting due to the intensity...or just plain over the top acting.
Everyone else here was good. Daniel Ezra...an intriguing young actor.
But there were things in this drama that bothered me. At times it was slow, but then, in the last 20-30 minutes -- I guess to be suspenseful -- it seems that the writers cheated us and tried to wrap up too much, too quickly. Early in the series I felt the story bogged down. Then in that last episode things sped out of control. The other thing that bothered me was that the segment in the United States Supreme Court...no, just no, not realistic at all.
But, I have to admit, the series had me hooked early on...again, despite the fact that there were aspects of it that were disappointing.
On the other hand...my position on, Sophie Okonedo...I see reviewers here raving about her performance. Throughout the series I sat there thinking, over and over, that I couldn't decide if that was good acting due to the intensity...or just plain over the top acting.
Everyone else here was good. Daniel Ezra...an intriguing young actor.
But there were things in this drama that bothered me. At times it was slow, but then, in the last 20-30 minutes -- I guess to be suspenseful -- it seems that the writers cheated us and tried to wrap up too much, too quickly. Early in the series I felt the story bogged down. Then in that last episode things sped out of control. The other thing that bothered me was that the segment in the United States Supreme Court...no, just no, not realistic at all.
But, I have to admit, the series had me hooked early on...again, despite the fact that there were aspects of it that were disappointing.