TKBlackburn
Joined Jun 2013
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Overlaying nonsense noir music over supposed musical numbers being performed is a head-scratcher. Were it not for that, the intrigue of "What happened to Steve?" drove the plot forward nicely.
Some idiot with pull convinced the idiots in charge to let him do the final sound edit then just covered everything with weird dissonance & rambling notes, first by a terrible muted trumpet over a string trio during Lisa's song, then over her piano playing.
That, or the idiot doing sound had to cover for some bad copyright mess with the main song.
Actress was no great talent, but I'd liked to have heard something she did without the mess of notes.
As a noir, I couldn't guess the whodunnit aspect, but didn't really care once the music was so trashed.
Some idiot with pull convinced the idiots in charge to let him do the final sound edit then just covered everything with weird dissonance & rambling notes, first by a terrible muted trumpet over a string trio during Lisa's song, then over her piano playing.
That, or the idiot doing sound had to cover for some bad copyright mess with the main song.
Actress was no great talent, but I'd liked to have heard something she did without the mess of notes.
As a noir, I couldn't guess the whodunnit aspect, but didn't really care once the music was so trashed.
Right down to the sunlight marking the X, we know where Spielberg & Lucas got their ideas. It's such a fun romp. When I realized it was subtitled, I was ready to click away, but it had me too riveted & held me every second from the start.
10-star movie with a few production issues to lose a star. We literally see a stage "hand" closing an automated gate, then see a cameraman at the top of a hill, both scenes easily corrected on the spot, but just like the hero of the movie, they were clearly flying by the seat of their pants in this crazy, fun, breathtaking, epic production. And by then, we don't care about some dumb set issue.
SO GLAD I SAW THIS!
10-star movie with a few production issues to lose a star. We literally see a stage "hand" closing an automated gate, then see a cameraman at the top of a hill, both scenes easily corrected on the spot, but just like the hero of the movie, they were clearly flying by the seat of their pants in this crazy, fun, breathtaking, epic production. And by then, we don't care about some dumb set issue.
SO GLAD I SAW THIS!
Most of the shows still have some edge & surprises, but Nikki can be overly sanctimonious & frankly somewhat woke. Mostly palatable, though, & still an overall good show. Just 5 episodes for a whole season is pretty slight, but typical Brit fare to have zero consistency & call 5 stories a "series."
However, a dull person in a super dull role (deaf without anyone every speaking aloud) is not exactly great TV. At least let the actors who can speak aloud do so. Very dumb storyline & really bad casting. Makes me hate the girl (Cara) because she inserts herself into a stressful, busy atmosphere uninvited & instead of doing what every deaf friend I've ever had does, which is LIP READ, she makes all these busy, stressed people learn HER language.
If this is a character who stays, I'm out.
However, a dull person in a super dull role (deaf without anyone every speaking aloud) is not exactly great TV. At least let the actors who can speak aloud do so. Very dumb storyline & really bad casting. Makes me hate the girl (Cara) because she inserts herself into a stressful, busy atmosphere uninvited & instead of doing what every deaf friend I've ever had does, which is LIP READ, she makes all these busy, stressed people learn HER language.
If this is a character who stays, I'm out.