screenwriter-972-149612
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This could have been very good. It wasn't. Way too many subplots and way too many one-dimensional characters. But first the good news.
The cinematography is very good. This series takes full advantage of the Yosemite setting. Some of the outdoor shots, the panoramas, are stunning. And the interior shots are presented well too.
Oh, and the 'Naya' character is well played and offers some much-needed humor and humanizing to the story. Good casting and good work by the very engaging actress. The 'wise old Native American' offers some comic relief too. But... The rest of the cast is all of one thing. And nothing else. If someone is 'brooding', they brood 24/7. Sad? Constantly sad. Menacing? Oh, there's no let up.
The lead is supposed to be a combination of troubled and stoic. That's hard to pull off, so the writers and the directors simply went with stoic. To the point of rude. They give him some moments, but mostly, he stares and doesn't respond. His ex-wife? Unbearable. In constant grief. Whenever she appears, viewers have to endure four or five straight minutes of one of the most committed Debby Downers they'll see on screen. I could go on.
The subplots are numerous and do little to move the story forward. And here's the worst part. Viewers will quickly know how these things will end...and they do.
Slow, plodding and at times downright boring, this show could have been tightened up considerably. A six-part series that cried out for editing and better pacing.
The cinematography is very good. This series takes full advantage of the Yosemite setting. Some of the outdoor shots, the panoramas, are stunning. And the interior shots are presented well too.
Oh, and the 'Naya' character is well played and offers some much-needed humor and humanizing to the story. Good casting and good work by the very engaging actress. The 'wise old Native American' offers some comic relief too. But... The rest of the cast is all of one thing. And nothing else. If someone is 'brooding', they brood 24/7. Sad? Constantly sad. Menacing? Oh, there's no let up.
The lead is supposed to be a combination of troubled and stoic. That's hard to pull off, so the writers and the directors simply went with stoic. To the point of rude. They give him some moments, but mostly, he stares and doesn't respond. His ex-wife? Unbearable. In constant grief. Whenever she appears, viewers have to endure four or five straight minutes of one of the most committed Debby Downers they'll see on screen. I could go on.
The subplots are numerous and do little to move the story forward. And here's the worst part. Viewers will quickly know how these things will end...and they do.
Slow, plodding and at times downright boring, this show could have been tightened up considerably. A six-part series that cried out for editing and better pacing.
There was a time when stories like this would have been effectively told by half hour TV shows. Think 'Twilight Zone' or 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents'. Stretching it out to movie length only revealed the weaknesses of the story line and even diluted the 'big message' at the end. Of course, a film treatment did attract a very good cast. And the accompanying budget allowed for some excellent period details and locations. The cinematography was very good. But it dragged. The story just sort of dragged along. Instead of building tension, the length diluted the sense of uncertainty and mystery that should have propelled this thing along. It became more annoying than intriguing. I couldn't wait for it to end.
