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Season 1 is amazing. Kept me trying to figure out what the heck was going on the whole time.
Season 2? Sucks. The first episode is about the worst example of tokenism in television. When Harry is having dinner with his hometown friend, his friend, out of NOWHERE, announces to the world that his daughter is gay by saying: "Oh! Did I tell you she's gay?? Yeah! She came out to me!" What a load of garbage writing... they then proceed to SHOW her being gay...which would've been much better Storytelling.
Will update as I watch. To be honest, season 3 looked promising (accidentally started on that season since Netflix's idiotic algorithm starts new shows on the newest season now...so stupid).
Season 2? Sucks. The first episode is about the worst example of tokenism in television. When Harry is having dinner with his hometown friend, his friend, out of NOWHERE, announces to the world that his daughter is gay by saying: "Oh! Did I tell you she's gay?? Yeah! She came out to me!" What a load of garbage writing... they then proceed to SHOW her being gay...which would've been much better Storytelling.
Will update as I watch. To be honest, season 3 looked promising (accidentally started on that season since Netflix's idiotic algorithm starts new shows on the newest season now...so stupid).
Season 1 was great. Season 2 is garbage. Bad writing, bad acting,...just BAD.
They crammed every little ounce of forced conflict into this thing as they could.
Every semi-tense moment is cranked up to 10...
If you want to see a good representation of this story, watch the film: "Richard Jewell"
They crammed every little ounce of forced conflict into this thing as they could.
Every semi-tense moment is cranked up to 10...
If you want to see a good representation of this story, watch the film: "Richard Jewell"
For starters, I LOVE westerns. They're my favorite genre, and it's sad how in decline they are at this time in cinematic history. That being said...I just couldn't get into this film.
Let me start with what's good: -the costuming and weaponry are very well done. It really feels like the early 1880s. -they stuck to the main historical points of the conflict between Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid. Everything that was supposed to happen, happened. -the acting was very well done, especially considering the lousy script they were given.
Now, let's look at where this film falls apart: -the dialogue is just terrible. It feels like Deadwood, but worse. I'm not one to clutch pearls at profanity (Deadpool is one of my favorites, if that's any indication), but this film just had too much for a western. If all I heard was the audio, I'd think the setting was 1980's Texas, not 1880's New Mexico. The use of language is just all wrong. -the plot is nonsense. Why even bother having Billy The Kid in it? This film could've literally been exactly the same if it was just about the actual kid. It's like they couldn't decide between being a fictional western, and a biography. Pick a lane and stay in it, because trying to do each of them together is doing them both a disservice. The marketing for this film made it seem like it was solely about Billy The Kid, which is a film I would've loved to see...but not this. -due to the nonsensical plot, more action would've helped this film out. Or, a MUCH bigger build up to the final gunfight (think Open Range...best build up to the most realistic gunfight I've ever seen in a western).
It could've been so much more, but it just falls flat.
Let me start with what's good: -the costuming and weaponry are very well done. It really feels like the early 1880s. -they stuck to the main historical points of the conflict between Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid. Everything that was supposed to happen, happened. -the acting was very well done, especially considering the lousy script they were given.
Now, let's look at where this film falls apart: -the dialogue is just terrible. It feels like Deadwood, but worse. I'm not one to clutch pearls at profanity (Deadpool is one of my favorites, if that's any indication), but this film just had too much for a western. If all I heard was the audio, I'd think the setting was 1980's Texas, not 1880's New Mexico. The use of language is just all wrong. -the plot is nonsense. Why even bother having Billy The Kid in it? This film could've literally been exactly the same if it was just about the actual kid. It's like they couldn't decide between being a fictional western, and a biography. Pick a lane and stay in it, because trying to do each of them together is doing them both a disservice. The marketing for this film made it seem like it was solely about Billy The Kid, which is a film I would've loved to see...but not this. -due to the nonsensical plot, more action would've helped this film out. Or, a MUCH bigger build up to the final gunfight (think Open Range...best build up to the most realistic gunfight I've ever seen in a western).
It could've been so much more, but it just falls flat.