mrrcave
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First off I've experience of autism, so the review is based on experience.
My three main problems with this show are: 1 the lead character who play's Patience is wrong. She doesn't play the part well in the way her mannerisms are and her interactions with other people. It's a poor "homage", if you will, to those who do have Autism. Secondly the Mark Benton is just wrong full-stop. Thirdly the dialogue is at times so very bad it spoils the underlying plot. It is stilted and doesn't flow at all leading to one line statements which should be part of a conversation, but really is just a declaration.
Furthermore Nathan Welsh can' act for toffee.
On a positive note - Laura Fraser is great.
I can only hope the second series, if there is one, improves and the show, which does show a lot of promise, improves a hell of a lot.
My three main problems with this show are: 1 the lead character who play's Patience is wrong. She doesn't play the part well in the way her mannerisms are and her interactions with other people. It's a poor "homage", if you will, to those who do have Autism. Secondly the Mark Benton is just wrong full-stop. Thirdly the dialogue is at times so very bad it spoils the underlying plot. It is stilted and doesn't flow at all leading to one line statements which should be part of a conversation, but really is just a declaration.
Furthermore Nathan Welsh can' act for toffee.
On a positive note - Laura Fraser is great.
I can only hope the second series, if there is one, improves and the show, which does show a lot of promise, improves a hell of a lot.
I came across this and thought YES! I am a fan of metal and have been for 40+ years, and clearly remember the hysteria in the USA (although I'm from England and reside there) pertaining to Metal and it's links to Satanic worship, and the ensuing Witch Hunt by the Washington Wives and. PMRC, so I was eager to watch this and have a laugh (hopefully).
The first 10 - 20 minutes I found funny and it played on so many misconceptions and stereotypes, but after than it settled into a typical murder/whodunnit plot/
The 2 most frightening things were the Bible collective in a small town in America and there double standards, and secondly - why would you have cane furniture on casters (wheels).......my god what were they thinking!!!!
I agree with posts about the 3 main characters not being up to the parts - they just aren't 80's material at all. Bruce Campbell is...well Bruce Campbell.
I will continue to watch it because I hope the Bible bashers hopefully with get the come uppence. I do so hope so.
The first 10 - 20 minutes I found funny and it played on so many misconceptions and stereotypes, but after than it settled into a typical murder/whodunnit plot/
The 2 most frightening things were the Bible collective in a small town in America and there double standards, and secondly - why would you have cane furniture on casters (wheels).......my god what were they thinking!!!!
I agree with posts about the 3 main characters not being up to the parts - they just aren't 80's material at all. Bruce Campbell is...well Bruce Campbell.
I will continue to watch it because I hope the Bible bashers hopefully with get the come uppence. I do so hope so.
Huge fan of Jeremy Renner so thought I would give Mayor of Kingstown a go, and by and large I haven't been disappointed.
The plot although stretching the imagination is pretty solid, and gripping. The sound, editing and direction is superb; brooding and malevolent.
Couple of niggles. First let's address the obvious one: Iris, played by Emma Laird, who I suspect is a very fine actress, but totally wrong for the part. It beggars belief that a man such as Mike McLusky would waste time and energy on someone who has as much appeal as a loaf of bread. I don't find her or her character the least bit interesting, alluring or engenders any empathy from me. In fact a lot of the coverage where she appeared I leaped forward in my viewing.
Second one: Why does Mike McLusky walk like a Dick Van Dyke wannabe who's about to break out into a song and dance in a bloody awful cockney accent? All that's missing, regardless of where he is or who he is meeting is a chimney brush and a cloth cap and he'd fit right in.
In summary - gritty, hard to watch at times, absorbing, uncomfortable, but a very, very good show and a show I've not enjoyed as much since watching Southland.
The plot although stretching the imagination is pretty solid, and gripping. The sound, editing and direction is superb; brooding and malevolent.
Couple of niggles. First let's address the obvious one: Iris, played by Emma Laird, who I suspect is a very fine actress, but totally wrong for the part. It beggars belief that a man such as Mike McLusky would waste time and energy on someone who has as much appeal as a loaf of bread. I don't find her or her character the least bit interesting, alluring or engenders any empathy from me. In fact a lot of the coverage where she appeared I leaped forward in my viewing.
Second one: Why does Mike McLusky walk like a Dick Van Dyke wannabe who's about to break out into a song and dance in a bloody awful cockney accent? All that's missing, regardless of where he is or who he is meeting is a chimney brush and a cloth cap and he'd fit right in.
In summary - gritty, hard to watch at times, absorbing, uncomfortable, but a very, very good show and a show I've not enjoyed as much since watching Southland.