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The Day of the Jackal 2024

Lots to like about this series, except Lashana Lynch. I just don't believe her in the roll. Every time she is on screen I'm taken out of it. It has nothing to do with her gender or race btw. Just incase anyone wonders. There are tons of black females who are better. She just isn't a very good actor.

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Lashana lynch is a terrible actress. she does not suit this role at all. Such a disappointing watch.

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More proof, outside of a few pleasant outliers, that the Brits are much better than most at any series with espionage. Hats off to the entire team on this one.

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I’m a huge lover of the original after studying the book for GCSE many many years ago and whilst this isn’t on the same level it is certainly still a great watch. Plenty of nods to the original. Highly recommend.

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I've watched half of the first episode, the. i wrote this review.

The Brit's film makers are obsessed with remaking this novel adaptation that it has been done at least 4 times in any possible formats. The reason behind it, besides a great story to tell, is the main 2 actors have big challenges in portraying The Jackal and the chaser (whatever name they used in adaptation).

For this incarnation:
- filming technicality was great
- story flow was good (remember, I've only watched half of the first episode)
- Eddie Redmaine was good, he understood the eerie aura of The Jackal
- And then Lashana Lynch as the Chaser is awful, terrible, and annoying AF. What a disastrous choice!

Lynch portrayed The Chaser as the bumbling ambitious analyst, dressed like a gypsy, and her big eyes was clearly a miscast, or rather forced casting to represent gender and racial equity. She's ruining everything.

In my humble opinion, I believe casting Michael Fastbender and James McAvoy in whichever role thay want Day of rhe Jackal. Those 2 will have field days and the mini series would win awards.

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Poor acting - at times it feels like an episode of a soap, the actors are so poor.

The casting really isn't good. Redmayne is passable. But the rest of the cast are not much better than a cheap TV series.

Story is basic and somewhat predictable. Hardly edge-of-the-seat stuff.

I expected more and likely won't finish the rest of the season as it is released.

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I don't get the high praise in the comments here.

This show is not that good, the story is pretty basic and weak, the mi6 agent casting just doesn't fit, this is the biggest issue with the show I think. The casting and acting for one of the main roles just doesn't fit the character.

The assassin is great, maybe a bit too "artistic" for the role, but again, the story is basic and that doesn't help.

The second issue is that there's so much useless filler material, people walking and camera panning and cello music, the secondary stories are weak and their only point is to fill a whole episode.

Music also doesn't match the scenes, there's no suspense like you'd expect from spy shows, you're just waiting for the episode to be over already.

I had to skip through the last 2 episodes (4 and 5). i never do this, especially on a spy show. Usually slower scenes in a show like this create suspense or build up emotions or relationships or round up a character, but here it's just boring useless filler information.

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i had my doubts in the beginning but the magnet pulled me from the 1st episode.I hope there is a second season.

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This is a superb show! The acting is believable and Eddie Redmayne is absolute perfection! I binged this entire season in one long evening because it was that good! I think Lashana Lynch is a bit of a mis-cast, she's not terribly great in this role but Eddie makes up for it by being worth waiting for the next scene change. This is a re-spin of the book and it's done very well, far better than the terrible movie with Bruce Willis.

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Lashana Lynch is not a great cast for this

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Poor casting choice. They should’ve picked someone else instead of Lashana Lynch.

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Not a fan of Lasagna Lynch, but I love how the Jackal is portrayed. It’s obvious that he is the good person in this story ^^

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It’s a great series to be honest. 9/10 so far.

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I immediately added this to my watchlist as soon as I saw Lashana Lynch was in it and confirmed that the show is really based on the Frederick Forsyth novel. Lashana Lynch is definitely the type of actor who can deliver a great military character. Just looking at the rating here, I'm confident that I will not be disappointed.

Notes:
1. Really good pilot episode.
2. Opening credits give James Bond vibes.
3. Lashana Lynch delivers.

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Well worth a watch 9/10 for me

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Not watched the original but I had to stop watching and stack up the episodes because it blew my expectations. It's a low-budget, high-quality James Bond type of thriller and the soundtrack/score makes that obvious. It's sad seeing so many people use the word 'woke' when something opposes their 'straight-forward' standard. If you pay attention, you'll realise the show is a modern-day remake, talking about modern-day situations that actually affect you. I will say though, the writing goes below average several times. No one should be expecting 'realistic' scenarios, but some scenes really have a dangerously low level of sense.

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Whooooo what an amazing show ...Eddie is amazing at acting and i feel like this role was made for him

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Brilliant move casting Eddie Redmayne as The Jackal. I loved his performance. The direction was superb. I can see the effort that went in to the production. Everything felt planned. The Protagonist felt off. Either her acting or the role, it felt off. But it is a minor gripe. The Antagonist is the MC.

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This show is amazing and gives me so much anxiety :flushed:.

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There were a couple of things I didn't like about the show, and about halfway through, I had to pause it and come back the next day. I did this because, despite its flaws, it's still a very good show. Some people here are pointing out that Lashana Lynch was not a good choice for the role, but I don't think it's the actor, more so the character. They try to make her character a badass, but she is just someone who I find to be lucky and the main focus should be put elsewhere.
Season 1 just ended, so it's hard to say if this story will get better or if it will be dropped. I hope that it runs for a few more seasons, and can't wait for season 2.

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i could finish the fisrt episode; the casting is mediocre

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I'm enjoying The Day of the Jackal and I'm glad it's been renewed for second season. However 'kill off' the weak link in this series. Lynch has no acting expertise at all. And it's clear she was the DEI insert, but put someone in with a far better 'fit' for the role, someone like Maria Sten ('Neagley' in Reacher).

Initially I wasn't too sure if Redmayne was going to be a good fit in this role, but within the first 10 min he Nailed it and I was thoroughly, pleasantly surprised at his capable skills. Eddie is quite versatile and liked him in Fantastic Beasts and I can see him do a great job as Doctor Who if those creators get their act together and get out of the Woke nonsense.

Worth the watch and I'll be looking forward to Season Two.

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Interesting idea that started off well but turned into mess as the season went along. Let's see the ending but i suppose they're gonna do something stupid like kill him. Terrible acting, I'm really disappointed.

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High-quality show. I loved it.

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It's already one of the best watch out here.

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Just found this show by chance, and was hooked since episode

  1. I love Eddie here and shows he is a great actor.
  2. I don't like the MI6 actor that much. she's beautiful but doesn't convince me as an MI6 agent, but does her job as a. actor, I think it was a miscast.

Anyway I've loved the episodes I've seen so far and really hope there are more seasons.

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