Muvilava

Tiffany's should sue the people behind this crazy lazily written movie. It's so predictable, it hurts. Apparently it's based on a book. I find it hard to believe. Either the book is good and the movie people just took the title only and not the story. Or maybe the book is as bad as the movie, it got published by some sheer miracle.

The male lead knew he was in a bad movie. He didn't even bother to create any chemistry with the female lead, Zoey Deutsch.

And Zoey Deutsch should fire her agent, manager, or whoever her team is made up of. One mediocre movie after another.

She's lovely to watch. She actually reminds me of Sharon Stone (Sharon's late 80's early 90's era). I would love to see her play something tough. Actiony...

I felt like I was watching an independent movie made by a first time director, starring recent graduate actors.

How can they take a procedural show and turn it into some sad soapy affair.

The first episode started well with the museum heist. Introducing the two thieves. Then the insurance investigator arrives, and we're introduced to his brilliance.

Good so far.

Then we're introduced to his family life.

Fine.

Then the show stays on this guy's family life.

Still...fine, I think?

Then something happens. Excitement is imminent!

That excitement turns into frustration. The second heist is poorly staged. Very low budget. The double-cross is poorly written. Very underwhelming.

Then the episode ends.

I thought 'let me give this show another chance'.

Episode two kept the tradition of episode one. Sad and soapy. Bad acting, underwhelming heist etc.

The characters in EMPIRE all had motives and individual drives. Some similar ingredients were present in Kingdom Business. But due to a mishandled murder mystery (when it wasn't mentioned by one of the characters, the viewer didn't even remember it. When the reveal comes at the end, it doesn't affect the story or none of the characters for that matter), a passive aggressive, self-sabotaging character (the young singer who's supposed to dethrone the reigning queen of gospel, at some point she infiltrates some underground sex scene for powerful men that leads to nowhere), love triangles that don't make sense, half-cooked character developments, half-cooked side storylines, etc.

It is saved by the adult cast members and the fact that it is 8 episodes .