reywal99

I've had a crush on J Connelly for over 20 years. I've seen almost her entire catalog. I also like multiverse themed entertainment. Thus far, I've gotten through 4 episodes. The first two were interesting enough, setting the stage. Episode three began to lose me. In episode four I was entertained tor about 20 of the 60 minute run time. The fundamental problem, as I see it is twofold: Uninteresting characters and limited stakes. Early in episode two you generally know what the show is about. There are really no surprises. As such, one would think that the ante would be upped. Specifically, the characters are put in a situation which is more expansive than their individual lives. Through episode four, that does not seem to be the case. There is a small indie film called "Coherence" that tackles this concept in a similar fashion. I enjoyed that movie. I understood that it was a one set movie with no CGI and dealt with the lives of characters at a dinner party. This show has an A list cast, but is no more compelling. Coherence did not wear out its welcome, clocking in at about 90 minutes. I'm not sure if I want to spend 540 minutes of my life watching these characters. This should have been a 3 hour feature film or a 4 part mini series. I'll give it one more episode, but if it doesn't pic up--I'm gonna choose the door where I never find out how the season ends.

I like atmospheric movies. Especially ones in snowy settings. That said, there really is no narrative. There are 2 men in ever scene, having a conversation. Many of the conversations don't further any through line. Or if they do, you need to conjure them up yourself. This is the "Pine Barrens" episode of"The Sopranos". It was an entertaining episode, it stuck with you afterward, but it was also frustrating, Is it worthwhile? I'd say 70-80% of casual movie watchers will regret watching it. 5% will love it--reading more into it than there actually is. The remaining 15-25% will be somewhat disappointed, yet entertained.

Although I've seen every entry in the Hellraiser series I never considered myself a fan--until now...Even including the well regarded Original I was never totally "got" the series. Sure, the "chains" were cool, and the makeup of the centibites, but I never found the movies to be remotely creepy or intense. Other than Pinhead, none of the characters were relatable or likable. Until now. I'm looking forward to the series moving on with the same creative team and "surviving" cast. Well done! I'm not a film critic and don't want to give spoilers so I'll just type this so I can get this review posted.