The Offer (TV Mini Series) Warning Shots (2022) User Reviews

Old Blue Eyes

[douglasmcbroom · 8/10 · 29 April 2022]

The power that Sinatra had, that crossed all lines of the entertainment and business worlds, was truly breathtaking.

Matthew Goode continues to crush it as Bob Evans. Giovanni Ribisi continues do do a caricature of a Mafioso. We meet Al Pacino (Anthony Ippolito) who is doing more of an impression of Pacino rather than embodying him. He's also prettier than Al, with softer features, which is disconcerting. Whereas, Dan Fogler completely embodies Coppola. Al Ruddy's (Miles Teller) girlfriend, Francoise, is a tough and useful ally, as is Ruddy's girl Friday, Bettye (Juno Temple).

The writers also pick up on the strange anomaly, in the entertainment business, of having 'suits,' based in NYC, telling the studio bosses, in LA, what they could and couldn't do. Clearly, not a good business model, but it continues to this day.

Let the door bell toll

[slak96u · 8/10 · 1 May 2022]

So far so good, pleasantly surprised that I'm enjoying the series. However...the whole side plot between Françoise and Albert Ruddy feels like a distraction from the plot and uneeded, my only negative criticism. Other than that the series is put together really well and is very entertaining.

Has potential

[begob · 15 March 2023]

A rookie movie producer hangs on by his fingernails as his big project threatens to crash and burn.

I was enjoying this until one character explains why she won't stock Irish whiskey in her hotel, delivering a nasty rant against that country. Not just deeply ignorant of the facts, but irrelevant to the story.

Otherwise, I find the story engaging, despite my scepticism that the material is capable of filling out ten episodes. Performances are good, the style is spot on, with multiple needle-drops generating good period vibes.

At this point my main concern is that the mafia angle may outlast its dramatic effect. Will I find out? Not sure I have the enthusiasm to continue after that whiskey insult.