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When Heroes Fly (2018)
Started Great Then Nosedived Off a Cliff
Wanted to watch this because Michael Aloni is a big fave after Shtisel. And the first 20 minutes were brilliant, and that kept me going through the first few episodes but then the big problem hit. The lead actor, Tomer Kapon, is terrible. Pretty, yes, but in a cast of outstanding actors including Nadav Netz and Moshe Asheknazi, making simple choices and truthfully living a story of coming back not just from war but from PTSD, he overacted every single minute on the screen. Then, as the story unfolded the writer's seemed to be overcome with the same poor artistic taste.
Anyway, I finished the series - sunk cost. You give them the first two hours and you feel like you gotta stay with it.
Not really a spoiler but just to conclude, if I'm ever in trouble in the Andes don't send Colombian special forces to rescue me. It would seem they can't hit the broadside with a full-mag in their AR-15s. Send in a few IDF special forces. They know what they're doing!