willhardwick

I can honestly say that outside of a few moments, I was never swept away by or immersed deeply within the story as I typically am by most great movies. Instead, throughout its entire 3 1/2 hour runtime, I was very conscious that I was watching a movie. The film keeps you at arms length as though forcing the viewer to constantly grapple with the story on an intellectual instead of emotional level. It honestly feels more documentary than fictionalisation.

As a result of all this, you'd expect the length to be an issue but it just wasn't for me. Not sure if that was due to the acting which was fantastic. The dialogue which was great. Or just simply the deeply harrowing but engaging source material.

Truly a disturbing tale but one that needed telling and it's handled with such care by everyone involved. Fantastic film.

Until now, I've really enjoyed this show. Like solid 8/10 stuff most weeks with the odd 10/10 scene. This one was the first 10/10 all the way through for me. The rise in score is somewhat expected. Actions are being taken and ramifications are being felt as opposed to the necessary world and character building that's dominated to this point. However, it was by no means a guarantee that the show would payoff the fantastic work that has been done before in setting the stage. Thankfully, it looks like they will if this was anything to go by. There was nothing wasted in terms of superfluous or overly long scenes but also nothing rushed. You truly felt the build, payoff and weight to each word spoken and movement made. Pure tension. I loved it.