wunmi mosaku is excellent; everyone else just kind of tries to keep up.
the entire series is an exercise in sloppiness and a waste of a mostly competent cast. there’s an interesting premise buried under the scant, baffling—this show genuinely has some some of the stupidest storytelling methods and arc developments ive ever seen on tv lol—execution. because passenger is more interested in keeping up an air of meaningless mystery over solidifying and exploring any actual storytelling or character work, what should’ve been a gripping season with fascinating relationship and character dynamics became just another forgettable, dull, pseudo-serious british crime drama. a passable lazy day watch at most.
things pick up in the finale but it’s too little too late as i suspect most of the audience bowed out after the lacklustre messes of episodes 1&2. having come this far i personally feel i deserve complete answers but not necessarily in the form of a second season. some shows get it together after their first seasons, but given the amount of disregard this show seems to have for itself, nipping things in the bud at s1 might be the best course of action.
This movie is really good with Al Pacino (Serpico) giving almost a career-defining performance as he portrays this real-life person perfectly. Serpico kept me on the edge of my seat for the entire viewing and it makes you feel frustrated knowing that it was a true story and also looking at the news today and knowing that this corruption in the police departments is still going on.
If you are a fan of Al Pacino, you need to watch this film and if you are a fan of films like Training Day then this is the one for you. Just understand this film was made in the 70s, so some of the editings can be a bit abrupt and confusing.
Weirdly enough, after researching the true story of Frank Serpico and knowing some of the bits left out of this film, I'd definitely like to see a filmmaker like Martin Scorsese or Spike Lee remake this film with modern editing and acting as some of the side actors are not very good in this film. But otherwise, this is a great film and I recommend it.
I wouldn't mind seeing a spin-off with Matias Solomon, his character is so much more interesting than Tom Keen. Maybe it's too early to say, but I think, Tom Keen has went soft.
