matthieu-82976
Great writing and the translation from the movie is not so bad. The casting job stopped me at S1E5!!!
Why the hell bring two comedians from a major TV show (Jennifer Carpenter/Desmond Harrington) to play about the same character, with about the same type of interaction!! In this way, why don't bring Michael C. Hall in FBI's blood sparter expert and call im « Rex»?
You know, some country's movie industry have a short list of comedians who can handle some specific character but I'm guessing the biggest of the world could do better!
jankocsi
The thing I enjoyed the most was the great portrayal of the impact the drug has on you. All these little things come together magnificently. Every sense gets its own way of impact. Especially I liked the part when Brian tried to focus on something. The way he does it left me jaw-dropping the first time i saw it.The conspiracy about the mysterious man, Eddie Morra, who met in the prequel makes it even more nerve-wracking. They managed to merge the movie and the series, which, in my opinion, you can't take for granted. The only thing that made me put a nine instead of a ten is that the story drifts off at some parts. Favourite acting performance: Ron Rifkin as Brians dad. Even though he receives a lot of hate from fans of the series, i think he does an outstanding job. Even Jennifer Carpenter, who I hated in Dexter, surprised me in a good way.
knbobek
I didn't watch the movie. In fact, I didn't know there was a movie. I came into this show as an avid lover of crime dramas and procedural shows, and I came out of two episodes extremely annoyed, and not sure why. After thinking on it, however, I know why. I HATE Brian Finch. Don't get me wrong, I don't think the actor did a bad job, and I didn't even hate his actions as a character, with the huge exception of holding up that bank. (Really Brian, you couldn't just give the FBI a call and let them trace your location? You had to scare a bunch of people and commit a felony? Okay, then.)The issue is his existence *as* the protagonist, and the fact I don't think he should be it. See, I should love Brian. I, for a very long time, was in a situation just like his. The black sheep of the family, treading water while everyone around me was actually, you know, achieving things. During the opening sequence I actually was a little uncomfortable to how close to home that stuff was hitting. Here was a protagonist I could really empathize with, because he faced the same struggles as me. Except, wait. No he does not. Not for more than 15 minutes of the run time. Brian Finch was a nothing loser who, outside of caring about his family--literally a baseline marker of human decency. It is in no way above and beyond the norm--does not do anything to make me care about him as a person. Like, in a show that makes me care about the main character--Suits, for instance--the main character's bad actions are tied into them trying to do good (Mike breaking laws to help his grandmother stay in hospice. I actually care about Mike because his good qualities are causing him to do bad things because he cares so much. Brian helps his father after taking the NZT)Like, this is the quality that gets Brian engaged with the plot: He just happens to know a guy who takes NZT, and who gives him some. That's it. He takes a pill, and now he's cool, awesome, mega super amazing. I mean, I understand it's the premise of the show, okay, I'm just saying that the protagonist did nothing to deserve these powers, and while that underdog status by any rights should have made me care about him due to his circumstances being similar to mine, they don't. Brian Finch takes a pill and suddenly is The Best (tm), I had to spend years slowly and steadily rebuilding my life into something approaching normalcy. Brian Finch is in no way outstanding or deserving of the importance the plot grants him. He's a random schmo who can be really smart when he takes a drug that is supposed to do that, and cares about his ailing father. Wow, so sympathetic.Maybe if he'd taken the NZT to try and help his dad, maybe I would have cared. Maybe I would have felt bad for him, sympathized for him, been happy when things worked out, but it never came off that way. He's just... boring and undeserving and I don't care.
