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mouldypeach's rating
On paper, Palm Royale should be a winner.
1969 Desperate Housewives meets Why Women Kill murder/mystery intrigue? I snapped up the first episode like a Gucci Croc handbag from an unknowing elderly relatives wardrobe.
Sadly this isn't on paper.
The show itself isn't a snappy as it seems to think it is; bright bouncing musical cues try their hardest to make you think you're watching a clever, camp dark comedy but the plethora of talent is wasted on poor dialogue and boring scenes that go nowhere. The framing is supposed to hook you in to the overarching "who is questioning the narrator and why" plot, but I couldn't be bothered to watch the next one.
Kristen Wiig flounders with a bad accent and minimal charm or bite. I simply don't believe the character is witty or scheming enough for either facet of her chatacter - Kaitlin Olsen would have been much better casting in her role.
I probably will watch the rest of the series, but not straight away as it'll take me a Grasshopper or two to get over the disappointment of this faded beauty queen of a show.
1969 Desperate Housewives meets Why Women Kill murder/mystery intrigue? I snapped up the first episode like a Gucci Croc handbag from an unknowing elderly relatives wardrobe.
Sadly this isn't on paper.
The show itself isn't a snappy as it seems to think it is; bright bouncing musical cues try their hardest to make you think you're watching a clever, camp dark comedy but the plethora of talent is wasted on poor dialogue and boring scenes that go nowhere. The framing is supposed to hook you in to the overarching "who is questioning the narrator and why" plot, but I couldn't be bothered to watch the next one.
Kristen Wiig flounders with a bad accent and minimal charm or bite. I simply don't believe the character is witty or scheming enough for either facet of her chatacter - Kaitlin Olsen would have been much better casting in her role.
I probably will watch the rest of the series, but not straight away as it'll take me a Grasshopper or two to get over the disappointment of this faded beauty queen of a show.
Absolutely baffled by the low low score, this is a funny, breezy popcorn film.
Not sure if people expected a dark and gritty drama but that's not what this is.
Yes it could have been a bit shorter, but that's hardly a 2* offence.
Prime putting ads in the middle does NOT help the pacing at all.
Jakey G's Dalton is a charismatic and nonchalant ex UFC champion who goes down to Florida to help clean up a Road House infested with local lowlives. The shenanigans ensue and he finds himself the small towns protector.
As in the original movie, everyone recognises him on sight but at least they've made him a famous fighter, rather than Swayze being "a famous doorman"!
It's well worth your time, I laughed a lot and the fight choreography is impressive and immersive!
Definitely will be on my rewatch list.
Not sure if people expected a dark and gritty drama but that's not what this is.
Yes it could have been a bit shorter, but that's hardly a 2* offence.
Prime putting ads in the middle does NOT help the pacing at all.
Jakey G's Dalton is a charismatic and nonchalant ex UFC champion who goes down to Florida to help clean up a Road House infested with local lowlives. The shenanigans ensue and he finds himself the small towns protector.
As in the original movie, everyone recognises him on sight but at least they've made him a famous fighter, rather than Swayze being "a famous doorman"!
It's well worth your time, I laughed a lot and the fight choreography is impressive and immersive!
Definitely will be on my rewatch list.
There is no plot to spoil in Season 2 - it's just Staged with costumes.
By episode 4 it became an actual slog to get through the 'prequel' elements that did nothing to develop either the characters involved or the gossamer thin overarching story.
I have no doubt people heavily invested in the pairing of Aziraphale and Crowley will enjoy it, because it's all them, all the time.
In S1 we had several plotlines weaving together, culminating in Tadfield, with a sense of humour and a lot of tension, and the partnership of Sheen and Tennant was a great bit of chemistry.
In S2 because theyve litrrally gone 'off-book' there is just Sheen and Tennant and a wafer thin subplot with a bolted on 'romance'.
Missing a lot. Not least the great and grim turn from Anna Maxwell Martin.
By episode 4 it became an actual slog to get through the 'prequel' elements that did nothing to develop either the characters involved or the gossamer thin overarching story.
I have no doubt people heavily invested in the pairing of Aziraphale and Crowley will enjoy it, because it's all them, all the time.
In S1 we had several plotlines weaving together, culminating in Tadfield, with a sense of humour and a lot of tension, and the partnership of Sheen and Tennant was a great bit of chemistry.
In S2 because theyve litrrally gone 'off-book' there is just Sheen and Tennant and a wafer thin subplot with a bolted on 'romance'.
Missing a lot. Not least the great and grim turn from Anna Maxwell Martin.