This show is a glitzed-up soap opera thinly disguised as a legal drama pretending to lean on character development to hook our interest. But why do I hate these characters as soon as I meet them? Is it because the the main character, "Mickey," has labeled his two former wives "First Wife" and "Second Wife" in his cell phone? Or because "Second Wife" walks around in leopard print leggings, turquoise, and too much makeup while obnoxiously treating 40-year-old-looking Mickey like a 15-year-old boy who is just learning to hold his first job? Maybe it's because everyone in the show - the detective investigating the murder that kicks off the series, the judge who assigns Mick his cases, the husband of a victim of grand theft who is indignant that a judge delays his testimony by 18 hours - I mean every vapid character presents themselves with an air of repulsive self-importance. Yes, it is all those reasons... and more! The dialog is nauseating. Do people in L. A. talk to each other like this now? Are there any writers left who know how to write lines for characters who DON'T sound like they're mugging for an audience? (The word I'm getting at here is "authentic.") Are there actors who know how to act like normal people who do not walk or drive down the street with a soundtrack accompanying their movements? Maybe I need to look back 20 years to find such talent.
I am sure the story as told in Connelly's book was interesting. It's a shame the creators of this show drowned the elements of interest in the absurdity and idiocy of the characters they have assaulted us with. Two stars instead of one because the production quality is good and it's always nice to see Neve Campbell.
I am sure the story as told in Connelly's book was interesting. It's a shame the creators of this show drowned the elements of interest in the absurdity and idiocy of the characters they have assaulted us with. Two stars instead of one because the production quality is good and it's always nice to see Neve Campbell.