I found this series totally pointless. While well produced and with a coherent story, I just didn't see any point to producing a story like this. Additionally, I felt that his time in captivity was portrayed as far to nice. Being 16-years old, kidnapped for months, physically hurt and plied with drugs and alcohol must have been traumatic as hell. Just reading his Wikipedia page gave me a totally different picture compared to the series. Yet based on this show it seems like his kidnappers are a few horrible people, but otherwise mostly "good" people doing desperate things. Yeah... Forgive me for not sympathising.
Well, that is my take-away, however I watched it with my mother and she quite liked it. So this is my very subjective opinion ;)
Overall it's good. Last few episodes are awesome.
Muy buena. Voy por el 7º y sigue enganchando.
This series is so so good and I'm sad that more aren't watching this show. Apparently this story has been done to death now with a movie coming out about it only last year, but this series is so beautifully shot and written. The casting is so great with the italian actors and the casting of Little Paul. I look forward to seeing Harris Dickinson in his future works thanks to this series. Truly, truly, this show was great from beginning to end. Furthermore, the return of Brendan Fraser indeed. He is fantastic in this show.
Overall, the show is cast incredibly well. It does a good job of giving the feel of drama and intensity. They do take some liberties here and there with the story. Look up the actual story of what happened to John Paul Getty III and you'll understand just how truly awful his grandfather and father were. I understand why they changed some things because they needed to have it fit a TV format. Brendan Fraser gives an excellent performance that stands out.
What a superb casting.....I really enjoyed the first episode and look forward to the rest!
Shout by marathoneVIP 5BlockedParent2024-01-13T16:46:31Z
Love this show — I'd like to see how different non-Western cultures play. My guess is that western players will be considerably more selfish. I may be wrong, though.:person_shrugging:♂