The Twelve
My Rating. 6/10
Streaming on Foxtel
While I enjoyed the performances in Series 2 of The Twelve I stand by my comments regarding Series One.
Once again I stuck with this overlong drawn out 8 part series that in my view fails on a number of counts that don't thankfully include the performances of some of Australia's finest actors .
The Twelve is based on a Belgian series of the same name De Twaalf, it will be interesting if I can track the Belgian version down to compare with this Australian version as I wasn't overly impressed by this effort.
The writers of the original Belgian series
Bert Van Dael and Sanne Nuyens said in a Variety interview that their series was not based on a true story and was inspired by the previous Belgian government's attempt to eradicate the jury system .
The first series I thought was more effective in plot or the subplots that featured the 12 juror's backstory .
Series 2 is set in a Rural community when Brett Colby QC played well by Sam Neill and Meredith Nelson -Moore SC played by Frances O'Connor participate in a murder trial where the couple on trial are in a complex relationship that includes a young baby.
A wealthy farmer Bernice Price played by Kris McQuade is found dead at the bottom of a well . As circumstances and motives develop her daughter Sacha played by Amy Mathew's and her lover Patrick are accused of plotting to murder Bernice .
As in series one there were to many improbable twists and turns that I can't mention as I don't like spoilers.
Series One was more enjoyable for me because the focus was more on the stories of the members of the jury rather than the crime .
This series was more about the crime than the jury members and neither kept my interest.
Sam Neill fans I think will enjoy The Twelve it's well produced well acted but for me fails in the storyline.
