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Shadowplay (2020)
I wanted SO MUCH to like this....
The whole idea of the State Dept sending this yahoo from Brooklyn to train the police force is so completely implausible. And all without any preparation or knowledge of what he was getting into. Just a guy off the streets. Please. Use of the F-word and S-word were not so prevalent in the 1940s so it jerked me right back to 2022 every time he spoke. And WHY OH WHY does every show need to include a sex-starved wife of a government official? The Russian bad guy who couldn't decide if his accent should be fake-German or fake-Russian. The evil doctor performs an abortion on the woman one day and sends her off to have sex the next? So much for healing. When the details are not important, the viewer cannot grab on and go along with the ride. I made it through 3 episodes and that was too much. Good idea, very badly executed.
El desorden que dejas (2020)
Down down downhill....
It was OK at first and I was willing to overlook some of the ridiculousness, but it just kept spiraling down until there was nothing left but the stupid stuff. Others have mentioned the ridiculous and completely unrealistic relationship between the teachers and the students. Then there's this whole blackmailing the new teacher into giving the same exam the dead-teacher gave. What? I could not attach to Raquel because she was so completely angst ridden, and the cause of her own misery. I also couldn't get into the mystery because of all the distractions. All the needless racing off here and there to search for clues. Showing up multiple times at dead-teacher's house. Why? So she gets to be friends with the dead-teacher's hubby but the guy destroys her house and kills her dog and it's oh-well--ho-hum. Got to rush off to find more clues. And why o why would Raquel's hubby leave the injured student on the steps of the hospital? A red herring, I guess, but totally illogical and stupid. In the final episode the film maker apparently felt the need to wrap everything up in a great big bow. So evil student who tried to kill himself in a horrific car crash and has emergency surgery for his traumatic injuries is seen 3 days later...without a scratch or Band-Aid. And Raquel who arrested in the hospital also wakes up 3 says later in perfect condition. No ill effects. Perfect hair and make-up. When next we see Raquel she has moved on to her now perfect life, having dumped her creepy class and her creepy husband. And now with straightened hair because everyone knows that straight-haired people are happier.