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Persuasion (2022)
Hated it
What a travesty on so many levels: boring, unattractive cast, dialogue that was at times excruciatingly bad -- at one point, the 17th century heroine uses the word "okay" -- it was peppered with similarly jarring modern-usage howlers.
I can summon up a reasonable amount of suspension of disbelief (according to Wikipedia: "...the intentional avoidance of critical thinking or logic in examining something unreal or impossible in reality, such as a work of speculative fiction, in order to believe it for the sake of enjoyment."), but this dog's dinner of a production was all-too-consciously congratulating itself on using diversity for diversity's sake, without any connection or faithfulness to Austen's work. One is expected to believe that England's upper classes at the time were chock-a-block with Asians and black people. Add in ugly costumes and a pop music soundtrack and you will find little to recommend it. Seek out the 1995 movie with Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, and a full roster of some of the UK's best character actors in the supporting cast if you want to see Persuasion as it was meant to be done..
The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
Decent episodes, but some annoying holes in the plot
Always enjoy Chiwetel Ejiofor and Clarke Peters, but found Naomie Harris annoying as Justin. This woman is supposed to be an MIT-trained genius? She sobs about being broke but when $50 bills start raining down she doesn't bother to pick up any, or explain to him later that he needs to keep it hidden? She hears him say her father has served his usefulness and should die and not waste any more resources, then leaves him alone with him? Her one-note performance of a succession of melt downs was both boring and tedious.
Shadowplay (2020)
great post-WWII noir series
I also don't get the negative reviews: excellent foreign and German cast, great set designs, unusual plot.
Sommerdahl (2020)
Give it a chance, it's worth it in the end
I had saved this amongst my Scandi noir shows but kept passing it by for others that have gotten more promotion. Then just recently I was looking for something to binge on and decided to give it a chance. A little slow getting off the ground, but really got hooked as the episodes improved as they progressed. Want to see Season 2 now but not available until next year. Had never seen any of these Danish actors before, but thumbs up for all three.
Svartsjön (2016)
I agree with previous review
I agree with the previous review -- holes in the plot big enough for a truck to drive through, and the continuity between seasons 1 & 2 laughable. Characters killed off in season 1 reappear with no explanation in season 2 -- really a dog's dinner. Grade: D