03-01-2019, 03:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-01-2019, 03:44 PM by thecuddlyninja. Edited 1 time in total.)
Maniac (2018)
This was pretty disappointing overall. Cary Joji Fukanaga directs with his typical panache. The visual storytelling is the strongest part of the series. Where I have big problems is with the writing and the acting. These two stars are both great actors. Well, okay Hill is pretty good and Stone is fantastic. But I just did not connect with what they were doing here. I understand why they played it in the disconnected, detached way that they did. But just because it works thematically doesn't mean it's enjoyable to watch. Once we got into the mind-bending part of the series, it was really intriguing. However, the whole rest of the show just became that. And it turned from being really cool and interesting to me being bored wishing they'd wake up and figure out what was going on in the real world. I was bored and done after 6 episodes but I'm a completist. So I watched 7 but fell asleep during the last episode and have no desire to finish. So much talent involved, this was a real letdown.
Edited to add that Justin Theroux rules and is definitely the most fun and interesting thing going on in the show, for me.
This was pretty disappointing overall. Cary Joji Fukanaga directs with his typical panache. The visual storytelling is the strongest part of the series. Where I have big problems is with the writing and the acting. These two stars are both great actors. Well, okay Hill is pretty good and Stone is fantastic. But I just did not connect with what they were doing here. I understand why they played it in the disconnected, detached way that they did. But just because it works thematically doesn't mean it's enjoyable to watch. Once we got into the mind-bending part of the series, it was really intriguing. However, the whole rest of the show just became that. And it turned from being really cool and interesting to me being bored wishing they'd wake up and figure out what was going on in the real world. I was bored and done after 6 episodes but I'm a completist. So I watched 7 but fell asleep during the last episode and have no desire to finish. So much talent involved, this was a real letdown.
Edited to add that Justin Theroux rules and is definitely the most fun and interesting thing going on in the show, for me.
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