The two halves feel like completely different movies. Second half is far more interesting and enjoyable, the first while visually stunning and perfectly acted, was a bit too slow and boring. And the couple made me feel a bit weird, I don't know why. Maybe because Tom looks like he could be her father? Anyways, the only thing I found truly heartbreaking in this movie is even though 3 years have passed, Hannah still visits her husband's grave and cries her heart out like he just died yesterday. And to see what the couple have put her through is really awful. No sympathy for them.
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It's incredible how painfully slow this is for a show that has only 4 episodes. I like slower pace, but this one really drags on. And it's not a whodunit show, the perpetrator is revealed early on and it's quite obvious. Acting is solid, but the plot and the whole execution is what Trakt rating would call - meh. I forced myself to finish it just because of Tennant. Otherwise, it's easily skippable, there are many crime shows out there that are way more interesting. 5/10 from me.
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This needs a spoiler alert. It's not 100% clear whodunit. Anyone reading this review will lose the mystery
The meanest man in the Island is who killed Jenny.
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Use the built in spoiler setting
This is one of those movies that absolutely requires you to watch until the last shot with intent, because it colors everything before it. However, hanging in to get there can be somewhat of a challenge.
The premise is interesting - in the not-too-far future, the earth is becoming uninhabitable, so the government is conscripting random citizens as test subjects for off-world habitats. They are, in some situations, replaced with AI bots of themselves. As a married couple are approached, they find only the husband has been selected. Their relationship is not a happy one, and the tests and questions involved in properly preparing the AI crack those marital problems wide open.
I do think that this movie loses focus and coherence in favor of some self-indulgence here (the same can be said about Paul Mescal's performance - it's awkward when you catch actors acting) but a reveal in the third act pulled my interest back in, and the ending sticks the landing. In what I assume is an intentional misdirect and attempt at mirroring the characters' confusion, the audience is sort of left wondering what the hell is going on and why this character is acting this way for a solid chunk of the movie; there's a way to do this, but Garth Davis didn't really nail it. What he did nail is a satisfying ending in spite of the clutter just previous to it.
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Great review - needs a spoiler alert!
Every male character in the show is psycho and abusive and erratic. Too much elaborate mystery and fluff, surrounding what appears to be typical abusive relationship drama. Slow story, but excellent acting and cinematography. Personally, wouldn't recommend though.
loading replies@harshk9 Moss wasn't? Though I agree the others all were.
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John wasn't either (Sally's husband)
The most satisfying ending of all time, with all stupid characters (you don't give a shit about except for rory) dead and calvin (our main protagonist) reached earth.
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