Malice

MALICE, like THE WHITE LOTUS is built around beautiful locations with vapid, callous, irresponsible too too rich people. In today's world, this is less and less entertaining to me.

The acting is excellent with Jack Whitehall being the standout.

But, like most streaming shows, could have been told in 3-4 episodes. The tension wore thin about halfway there.

Jack Whitehall as Adam is so smug pretentious that he makes it a hard watch. He looked familiar but did not realize he's mostly done comedy until I read a few reviews. The reviews have also confirmed I'm wasting my time continuing with this. David and Charlotte are the strongest actors in the series to me with Christine Adams as support. I would not dare compare it to White Lotus as others have. It closes reminds me of the The Girlfriend with Olivia Cooke and Robin Wright. What the girlfriend did better was give you depth and character development. I enjoyed it as one of those disposable Rich White Woman in Gorgeous Houses type thrillers like Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore specialize in. With Malice, I don't care what happens, that's what's missing from this series. Best part for me is the the title sequence, the art work is good.

People have vivid imaginations. Yes, we saw a CGI of a cat, and fake snake, and a dog trained to lie still, and that was it.

I love animals. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love animals, but I can separate reality from movie fiction. I note those worrying about animals didn't mention the black girl being poisoned. Just saying.

As for the series, I liked it. Yes it was full of implausibilities and impossibilities but I judge on entertainment value and it entertained me no end. I wondered how long it would take the family to suss onto the fact that all was not well and whodunnit. :D Some hated the ending. I liked it. Isn't it tiresome, endings that are predictable?

Just a really bad watch. Weak script and even weaker acting. Jack Whitehall is not a serious or dramatic actor and the casting is a mystery to me. It reads like a school production and is generally poorly executed. I was fairly keen to watch this but half way through episode one I knew I was in for something less than mid.

I really enjoyed the series, and it's quite underrated. Don't let the first half hour put you off, but just go with the flow and enjoy it. It gets more and more exciting, and the tension and psychotic sociopathy reach levels I never expected. It's almost like indulging in a sinful pleasure.

I also really enjoyed the music, and the cinematography and scenes in Greece are wonderful.

Anyway... I hope my review helps those who haven't seen it. Give it a chance if you like psychopathic thrillers where the tension slowly builds, and which also offer some important messages and lessons.

Don't expect fireworks, but again.... it is for sure worth watching! !