Kukkahattuseta

I wondered about the bad reviews the film received. The problem may be that Jim Carey fans are not the target audience for this type of film. I found it refreshing to see him in a very different role. He performed the role well, but he was also one of the problems with the film. Because of him, the film was made in English, which is silly. Even arrogant Americans should learn to read subtitles. The world is not an English-speaking and it is important for credibility that the film is made in the language that the characters would actually speak.

Also many seem to find the film slow burn. I don't understand this comment either. The film lasted 1.5 hours and progressed like many straightforwarded police films. Many series use multiple episodes to tell the same story.

I liked the elegance and style of the film. Little talk, grayness and bleakness. Good set and costume design. Unfortunately, the plot of the film was rather thin in the end. However, I enjoyed watching the film and it told an important story about the atrocities men are capable of.

I started watching the series with the idea that it was a police series. After all, it's a relationship/family drama where the actual investigation of the crime takes a back seat. This is perhaps the single weakest point of the series. On the one hand, it is interesting to look at it this way, but this has become more the rule than the exception these days. Of course, this is an old series.

All in all, however, the series was well done and well acted. The series held its grip until the end. Fortunately, the first season was only 5 episodes long. Nowadays, series are often prolonged.

Some critics have criticised the fact that there were no likeable characters in the series. I disagree. But I disagree more with the idea that a series or film should have likable or identifiable characters. Why should there be?