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Lost Holiday (2019)
Horrendous
I'm really only rating this as the other reviewers were high?
I see many of the points the other 6 at the time of writing reviews had to make, but just no. No.
The 77 minutes dragged and dragged, and my guess at around 15 minutes in that it had lost it's way proved too true,
Crowning glory the quick narration of what had gone on in case viewers too stupid?
Good lord.
Top of the Lake (2013)
just...just awful.
i feel so moved by this as to make an effort to review, if only because at a glance so many seemed to think it was so good. First, i watched it all - yes, i wanted to see how it ended, and to prove to myself i was right from the word go. (i was) But just because a story is entirely predictable doesn't necessarily make it bad. That was left to the direction i guess, and the acting by basically everyone, though i have a soft spot for the old crazy (man - i am certainly not talking about the near pointless holly hunter character). No, i am wrong; there was some really lame story pacing as well, desperately trying to bring something together right at the end and i suppose realising the budget had been blown on long pauses with moody guitar picking. There were definitely elements of a good story in there, though you kind of feel they were the results of some awful first year drama students workshop where you 'brainstorm' with a sheet of a3 and some crayons. Oh my goodness! On and on and on. There is really nothing redeeming about this - i have enjoyed previous efforts by some members of both cast and crew - i hope they are all feeling just a little bit ashamed of this particular body of work. If you are thinking of watching, of course do. It will make you appreciate those other mini-series you've watched.
oh yes, if you are wondering why i watched so much when it was so bad, i blame my partner - and i suppose i was kind of waiting for it to get good because i am a believer in letting stories unfold, and when i realised nothing ever was going to happen, a kind of masochism took over (N.Z enjoys the 5 day cricket game you understand?)