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L'amant double (2017)
Who does 'What the Hell' better than the French?
Five minutes into this film, I asked myself, "Do I care?". Another five minutes in and I couldn't stop watching. The impenetrability of the plot reminded me of one of the other great French plot twister, Michael Haneke's Caché, from way back in 2005, where at thew Melbourne premiere, a critic stood up and asked, "Does anyone know what that was all about?" No one offered him an answer. I'm assuming because critics are critics for money and don't want others to use their bi-line. Still, I took a while to work it out but warranted the use of the grey matter. This one wasn't so hard to fathom and it had the delightful little romantic ending (slight spoiler here! Sorry!). I do think I'll probably need to see it again to get the full plot worked out -- if that is at all possible!
The Stranger (2020)
GREATER TV MINI-SERIES THAN THIS DON'T EXIST!
By far the most rewarding mini-series, Harlan Coben's 'The Stranger' ticks all the appropriate boxes you would want ticked if you were deciding on whether to watch this or something else. It's a tale of sorrow, revenge, repentance and, above all, reward. Reward for the characters portrayed and reward for the viewers. The plot twists had me guessing up to the last episode and had me changing my allegiances to the characters so often I could barely keep up. I'm gonna hunt down the novel and give it a go. You usually get more from the written word, though, of course, the visual medium has its charm. Dervla K. & Siobhan F. are but two. They & Richard A. are fantastic actors. Then the producers throw in Anthony Head, Shaun Dooley and the absolutely awesome Stephen Rea. Two new actors stand out as those we'll be seeing (I hope) a lot more of: Hannah John-Kamen (as the eponymous 'Stranger') and Jacob Dudman as Richard Armitage's eldest son. My apologies to the rest of the cast for not lauding them all with the praise they thoroughly deserve. Yeah, I have to get your novel, Harlan!
De twaalf (2019)
One or Ten?
Having see only the first episode, I'm anticipating the pleasure of another nine. I'd have to ask the person who hated it (gaildstaines) whether she (assuming it's a female Gail) saw the whole ten episodes rather than just one? A bit harsh if this review is based on one episode only. But we all have our likes and dislikes built-in due to our history. I have a friend who hates the Simpsons because his family name is Simpson. Best of viewing elsewhere, Gail!