This dark drama/sometime comedy based on Anthony Trollop's novel is probably my favorite miniseries of all time. David Suchet and Shirley Henderson steal the show. Their acting and interpersonal dynamics are among the best to ever grace the screen. Matthew McFadden and Cheryl Campbel, too, are are amazing.
The musical score is brilliant -- a perfect fit.
The only flaw in this series is a major one -- the awful miscasting of Cillian Murphy as Paul Montague. Awful. His China doll complexion and blue eyes more resemble a Kewpee Doll than a man working in the rugged American west to build a railroad. He looks ridiculous in a cowboy hat, and his attempt at a cowboy swagger is cringeworthy. Murphy's miscasting is as glaring as that of Leslie Howard in Gone With The Wind. Both wonderful actors, just playing the wrong part.
Other than this flaw, The Way We Live Now is not to be missed!
The musical score is brilliant -- a perfect fit.
The only flaw in this series is a major one -- the awful miscasting of Cillian Murphy as Paul Montague. Awful. His China doll complexion and blue eyes more resemble a Kewpee Doll than a man working in the rugged American west to build a railroad. He looks ridiculous in a cowboy hat, and his attempt at a cowboy swagger is cringeworthy. Murphy's miscasting is as glaring as that of Leslie Howard in Gone With The Wind. Both wonderful actors, just playing the wrong part.
Other than this flaw, The Way We Live Now is not to be missed!