I was really looking forward to this, because as a huge fan of the movie, I really wanted to see more of the characters' back stories, particularly Alex. The 1987 movie was always going to be very hard to beat but it's always worth giving things a go.
This show does not help with that at all. Michael Douglas as Dan Gallagher was likeable because he was human and a real Everyman. Joshua Jackson's Dan is a self centred, arrogant, entitled guy who deserves everything he gets in this.
Glenn Close as Alex Forrest was vibrant, energetic and had a fabulous edge. Lizzy Caplan's Alex is flat, boring and lacks any personality whatsoever.
The show is absolutely boring me to death with its terrible character depictions, dull dialogue and an absolute lack of interesting plot development. They could have done so, so much with this show but it has fallen completely flat.
Do yourselves a favour, skip this and just go right back to the incredible 1987 movie. There's no way to improve on perfection.
This show does not help with that at all. Michael Douglas as Dan Gallagher was likeable because he was human and a real Everyman. Joshua Jackson's Dan is a self centred, arrogant, entitled guy who deserves everything he gets in this.
Glenn Close as Alex Forrest was vibrant, energetic and had a fabulous edge. Lizzy Caplan's Alex is flat, boring and lacks any personality whatsoever.
The show is absolutely boring me to death with its terrible character depictions, dull dialogue and an absolute lack of interesting plot development. They could have done so, so much with this show but it has fallen completely flat.
Do yourselves a favour, skip this and just go right back to the incredible 1987 movie. There's no way to improve on perfection.