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"You can die, but you can't unlive. I lived"
Jessica Roach
PLOT
"Jimmy Keene is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison but he cuts a deal with the FBI to befriend a suspected serial killer. Keene has to elicit a confession from Larry Hall to find the bodies of as many as eighteen women" or "You need to dance with the devil to find redemption"
SCRIPT
Even though the story is a bit generic and derivative, the plot is well written and the themes are on the front. The main character gets a wonderful arch and the "villain" a tragic one.
This story is inspired by real events but the showrunners don't take sides, by showing the struggles which regarded the victims and the murderer.
A murderer who looks unable to do evil actions, a naive individual who feels out of place in a prison.
This show is also about that, the fact that even simple and limited people can be monsters.
I think that the best message of this series is the fact that everyone can have a second chance. It's all in our hands to change ourself and our fate.
Script: 8/10
ACTING
Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser and the late Ray Liotta deliver wonderful performances, especially Liotta and Hauser who show a wide range of emotions and bring a lot of gravitas to their characters.
Egerton is good as the main protagonist and makes his character likeable, charming and charismatic. Not only that but he also gets to show his dramatic acting chops, which are remarkable.
The other actors are good too but not worth mentioning.
I think that the acting, with the script, elevates the overall quality of this show.
Acting: 8/10
PHOTOGRAPHY
Light and shadows are used well but colors don't have a deeper meaning. There're a bunch of good looking scenes but most of it is pretty stale.
Photography: 6/10
EDITING
I think that this series doesn't have a particularly remarkable editing because it doesn't do anything new or outlandish with it. Sure, this is a thriller but there're a lot of ways to make each scene interesting.
Editing: 6/10
SPECIAL EFFECTS
The series is pretty grounded and those are imperceptible, as they should be.
Special Effects: 6/10
SOUNDTRACK
I don't find it remarkable or memorable. Is more like some sort of background noise.
Soundtrack: 6/10
COSTUMES
Nothing impressive about those. Ordinary clothes worn by police, convicts, businessmen and ordinary people.
Costumes: 6/10
CONCLUSION
Script: 8/10
Acting: 8/10
Photography: 6/10
Editing: 6/10
Special Effects: 6/10
Soundtrack: 6/10
Costumes: 6/10
AVERAGE: 6,57
A thrilling series about a man who went to hell to be reborn as a better person.
Director: Michaël R. Roskam
Screenplay: Dennis Lehane
Cast: Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Sepideh Moafi, Greg Kinnear, Ray Liotta
Soundtrack: Mogwai
Cinematography: Natalie Kingston
Running Time: 57 min
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