Many reviewers aptly point out the stupidity of our four stars. I can't think of a odder quartet.
Zahn has a history of playing moronic roles in moronic movies. I do congratulate him on his straight up acting here. Selfish & greedy, he nevertheless has his moments.
Malco does a good job. He seems to have a conscience and act on it more than the other dopes.
Imperioli sure could have used a few of his character traits from the Sopranos. He says and does really idiotic things too often.
Chaplin is the weird one. Stoic and often unpredictable.
But the fact is, all four are written poorly too often.
The arguments are often annoying and the story meanders as much as the goofy characters.
Now, it's "shock video" that keeps this show afloat. That and some decent direction. And as usual, they put the hook in you by delivered the shock at the end of the episode. That's still a cheesy thing to do.
Several years after our 1st viewing, my wife and I took it in a 2nd time more recently. As it turns out, neither of could remember much. It was like we were viewing it for the 1st time. And that's not a good thing. I expect it'll be forgettable again. Indeed, there's too little meat, too often, over most episodes.
And some of the characters don't seem realistic. Although I did like the mean "Tattoo". He makes Pesci look like an NBA forward.
Even so, for all its faults, it's better TV than maybe 85-90% of the other crap, including Originals on Netflix and Amazon.
So, I recommend a one time watch, taking in a couple episodes at a time as per your particular fancy.
Zahn has a history of playing moronic roles in moronic movies. I do congratulate him on his straight up acting here. Selfish & greedy, he nevertheless has his moments.
Malco does a good job. He seems to have a conscience and act on it more than the other dopes.
Imperioli sure could have used a few of his character traits from the Sopranos. He says and does really idiotic things too often.
Chaplin is the weird one. Stoic and often unpredictable.
But the fact is, all four are written poorly too often.
The arguments are often annoying and the story meanders as much as the goofy characters.
Now, it's "shock video" that keeps this show afloat. That and some decent direction. And as usual, they put the hook in you by delivered the shock at the end of the episode. That's still a cheesy thing to do.
Several years after our 1st viewing, my wife and I took it in a 2nd time more recently. As it turns out, neither of could remember much. It was like we were viewing it for the 1st time. And that's not a good thing. I expect it'll be forgettable again. Indeed, there's too little meat, too often, over most episodes.
And some of the characters don't seem realistic. Although I did like the mean "Tattoo". He makes Pesci look like an NBA forward.
Even so, for all its faults, it's better TV than maybe 85-90% of the other crap, including Originals on Netflix and Amazon.
So, I recommend a one time watch, taking in a couple episodes at a time as per your particular fancy.