I watched his series primarily because Vincent D'Onofrio was in it. But the part he played was underwhelming, at best.
This series is hard to enjoy. The main character, Eric Fisher, is extremely unlikable. During the entire series I found myself hoping he would be murdered like his mother. Yes, the cover story is he's a drug addict. STILL, the chronic infantile narcissism was difficult to stomach after a while.
And, of course, since the coterie of characters are all drug addicts, every single witness account has major holes.
Peter Sarsgaard played a convincing Det. David Russell. I don't recall being given any clues as to why he fabricated evidence to convict Eric.
David Strathairn was OK, but the enabling father character that he played was maddening. It was helpful and made the story more understandable when Henry Fisher finally admitted Eric was not loved by his mother.
I agree with the reviewers who advised watching this series in the order it was produced. And I would also add the second episode is the worst. I fast-forwarded through most of it.
If it were not for Vincent D'Onofrio's presence, I probably would not have finished this series. Because the Eric character was SO repulsive.
This series is hard to enjoy. The main character, Eric Fisher, is extremely unlikable. During the entire series I found myself hoping he would be murdered like his mother. Yes, the cover story is he's a drug addict. STILL, the chronic infantile narcissism was difficult to stomach after a while.
And, of course, since the coterie of characters are all drug addicts, every single witness account has major holes.
Peter Sarsgaard played a convincing Det. David Russell. I don't recall being given any clues as to why he fabricated evidence to convict Eric.
David Strathairn was OK, but the enabling father character that he played was maddening. It was helpful and made the story more understandable when Henry Fisher finally admitted Eric was not loved by his mother.
I agree with the reviewers who advised watching this series in the order it was produced. And I would also add the second episode is the worst. I fast-forwarded through most of it.
If it were not for Vincent D'Onofrio's presence, I probably would not have finished this series. Because the Eric character was SO repulsive.