I came to this as a big Mary Louise Parker fan, especially in her younger days, Naked in New York and Grand Canyon and Fried Green Tomatoes. I thought she acted- and looked- fresh and open and lovely and unspoiled by the Hollywood machinery.
So it's with regret that I say I'm finding this series disappointing on many levels. It's shocking simply to be shocking, and I'm not a prude by any means. It's also written about people whom I just don't care about at all, the kids and the adults are corrupt and uncaring and selfish. Normally I love that in a film or TV show, The Sopranos being a good example- but in WEEDS it seems that no one goes very deep, they're all self-satisfied smug upper middle class jerks.
The music is interesting, and it's certainly shot with style and panache, but ultimately it's a lot of style and very little substance. The actors are all doing their best, and Mary Louise Parker is pulling out all the stops with her twitches and eyes roaming the room, but it's just not holding my interest.
So it's with regret that I say I'm finding this series disappointing on many levels. It's shocking simply to be shocking, and I'm not a prude by any means. It's also written about people whom I just don't care about at all, the kids and the adults are corrupt and uncaring and selfish. Normally I love that in a film or TV show, The Sopranos being a good example- but in WEEDS it seems that no one goes very deep, they're all self-satisfied smug upper middle class jerks.
The music is interesting, and it's certainly shot with style and panache, but ultimately it's a lot of style and very little substance. The actors are all doing their best, and Mary Louise Parker is pulling out all the stops with her twitches and eyes roaming the room, but it's just not holding my interest.