As a huge fan of the phenomenal TV miniseries Band of Brothers I was really excited to hear that Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg were teaming up once more to produce Masters of the Air unfortunately this first episode leaves a bit to be desired.
This first episode struggles with cliche dialogue and characters that don't capture my attention or care. The actors' performances are solid enough, but none of them feel natural in their parts. I love Austin Butler his performance in Elvis was phenomenal, but I swear I feel he's just being Elvis again here. His accent is practically the same, and he hasn't convinced me that he's in a different part.
The story is fine enough, but when it comes to these types of dramas, I'm looking more for the history to be put on display. Unfortunately, I never felt the gravity of the historical time period. Sure, everything looks like it's 1943, but I don't feel it, and a lot of that I think is due to the way this show looks. In Band of Brothers, I immediately felt like I was in this time period with these characters, and these characters are just not as well established as they could've been.
Speaking of how this show looks... too much cgi. Now the cgi here is solid, and I've definitely seen worse, but I feel there are moments with cgi that don't call for it. A major reason why Band of Brothers was so great was the show looked and felt real thanks to amazing practical effects. The better technology in filmmaking gets it seems the worse things look because everyone just wants to rely on cgi.
Irregardless, this is just the first episode, so I'll continue watching in the hopes things will get better. I mean, it can't be as bad as The Pacific.
IMDb: 6/10 Letterboxd: 3/5
Watched on Apple TV+ in 4k Dolby Vision.
This first episode struggles with cliche dialogue and characters that don't capture my attention or care. The actors' performances are solid enough, but none of them feel natural in their parts. I love Austin Butler his performance in Elvis was phenomenal, but I swear I feel he's just being Elvis again here. His accent is practically the same, and he hasn't convinced me that he's in a different part.
The story is fine enough, but when it comes to these types of dramas, I'm looking more for the history to be put on display. Unfortunately, I never felt the gravity of the historical time period. Sure, everything looks like it's 1943, but I don't feel it, and a lot of that I think is due to the way this show looks. In Band of Brothers, I immediately felt like I was in this time period with these characters, and these characters are just not as well established as they could've been.
Speaking of how this show looks... too much cgi. Now the cgi here is solid, and I've definitely seen worse, but I feel there are moments with cgi that don't call for it. A major reason why Band of Brothers was so great was the show looked and felt real thanks to amazing practical effects. The better technology in filmmaking gets it seems the worse things look because everyone just wants to rely on cgi.
Irregardless, this is just the first episode, so I'll continue watching in the hopes things will get better. I mean, it can't be as bad as The Pacific.
IMDb: 6/10 Letterboxd: 3/5
Watched on Apple TV+ in 4k Dolby Vision.