Cinematography: beautiful. The streets of Saville, the energy of the festival, the dusky blue evening shots; marvelous.
The plot: convoluted to say the least. And extraordinarily slow-moving; it seemed as if it would never end. At the conclusion I had no idea why the (original, off-screen) crimes were committed, nor the reason for the ones which occurred in the first episode. As a modern-sensibilities-driven American, it was more than a little difficult to mourn the second-to-last victim who died while in the middle of torturing an animal.
The characters: Dysfunction Junction. Senor Falcon's general lack of affect was not (ISTM) adequately explained by his substance abuse issues. His infatuation with one of the suspects bordered on the creepy/stalker. None of the characters were likable or sympathetic. The author must be extremely cynical about the human race (not saying it isn't accurate, just too depressing.)
The plot: convoluted to say the least. And extraordinarily slow-moving; it seemed as if it would never end. At the conclusion I had no idea why the (original, off-screen) crimes were committed, nor the reason for the ones which occurred in the first episode. As a modern-sensibilities-driven American, it was more than a little difficult to mourn the second-to-last victim who died while in the middle of torturing an animal.
The characters: Dysfunction Junction. Senor Falcon's general lack of affect was not (ISTM) adequately explained by his substance abuse issues. His infatuation with one of the suspects bordered on the creepy/stalker. None of the characters were likable or sympathetic. The author must be extremely cynical about the human race (not saying it isn't accurate, just too depressing.)