I have not read the source material for THE LUMINARIES. I'm an avid fan of period drama. After the first episode I groped google for plot information. After half of the second episode, I was completely perplexed as to who-what-why: who died, why is the "Chinaman" is so violent, etc.
Eva Green looks magnificent. Hamish Patel (YESTERDAY) is engaging and highly watchable.
After the rest of the second episode and the third, I couldn't figure out what the heck is going on.
I really wanted to enjoy this, but it got in its own way.
After visiting a couple of film review sites, NZ critics really seem to love this adaptation, but they were familiar with the literary source.
Failing to create a filmed version that can't stand on its own is nothing short of a fiasco. THE LUMINARIES is a gorgeous mess.
Eva Green looks magnificent. Hamish Patel (YESTERDAY) is engaging and highly watchable.
After the rest of the second episode and the third, I couldn't figure out what the heck is going on.
I really wanted to enjoy this, but it got in its own way.
After visiting a couple of film review sites, NZ critics really seem to love this adaptation, but they were familiar with the literary source.
Failing to create a filmed version that can't stand on its own is nothing short of a fiasco. THE LUMINARIES is a gorgeous mess.