That's about it. Everything else is an insult to story plot intelligence and screenwriting.
It's based on a novel, high profile actor and writer produced it and acted in it, Melissa George whom I remember was a good-enough actress in In Treatment is in it, so I really wanted to like it.
Soon, the 15yo daughter is the only one left worth rooting for, even then, (you'll soon realize) she's hapless in the scheme of things. The lead guy parodied himself a little too much, Theroux is not sure if he wants us to hate or give the benefit of the doubt to this clearly-troubling man.
And the egomaniacal directorial voice treated characters like cheap robotic chess pieces. Melissa let herself be used like Kristen Stewart grade perma-pouter who fashion-catwalks-in-gangsta-land. Disappointing. The villains are self-conscious cartoon baddies who TALK TOO MUCH.
I forgot to warn myself - if the famous "serious" crime drama writer is directing the show, expect characters who vomit soap box lectures.
I should've checked in here to see other reviews, instead of letting family members talk me into it.
I hate-watched til the end expecting anti-climax, and it was still worse than I expected.
Watch it for nice color grading, and awesome artistic compositions of slums and deserts.
It's based on a novel, high profile actor and writer produced it and acted in it, Melissa George whom I remember was a good-enough actress in In Treatment is in it, so I really wanted to like it.
Soon, the 15yo daughter is the only one left worth rooting for, even then, (you'll soon realize) she's hapless in the scheme of things. The lead guy parodied himself a little too much, Theroux is not sure if he wants us to hate or give the benefit of the doubt to this clearly-troubling man.
And the egomaniacal directorial voice treated characters like cheap robotic chess pieces. Melissa let herself be used like Kristen Stewart grade perma-pouter who fashion-catwalks-in-gangsta-land. Disappointing. The villains are self-conscious cartoon baddies who TALK TOO MUCH.
I forgot to warn myself - if the famous "serious" crime drama writer is directing the show, expect characters who vomit soap box lectures.
I should've checked in here to see other reviews, instead of letting family members talk me into it.
I hate-watched til the end expecting anti-climax, and it was still worse than I expected.
Watch it for nice color grading, and awesome artistic compositions of slums and deserts.