The Last Tycoon (2016–2017)
7/10
Not Fitzgerald but not bad
3 May 2024
I agree with other comments which point out that despite the title, the setting and a few borrowed character names, this is not Fitzgerald. No need to belabor that point.

Assuming it is a new story set in Depression-Era Hollywood, it's not bad. It's a pandemic streaming series "acting" like it's Fitzgerald. In that respect, it was true to the oft-repeated plot situation of someone not being what they appear to be.

The acting was generally very good, though it took me a few episodes before Rose stopped looking like Celia. And let me underscore the praise for Kelsey Grammer, who demonstrated that he is an actor and not just a comedian. The scene with Sally in her trailer--just watch his face. As a comedian, he would be commenting with his face on the absurdity of that scene. Here he plays it straight and true to character.
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