There's something special about The Regime. But it never quite finds its footing, it doesn't hit the highs that it could have and it barely sticks the landing.
As a parody that superimposes an absurd character on an otherwise "normal" world, it works alright. It's silly and fun. Kate Winslet does a fantastic job and the rest of the cast are pretty darn solid. Yet there's something about the pacing that fluctuates between intriguing and boring, between the foreboding of exciting events and nothing ever going anywhere, that makes me feel that the story never quite came together all the way back in the writer's room.
Give it a try. There's something there. It's just far from memorable, sadly.
As a parody that superimposes an absurd character on an otherwise "normal" world, it works alright. It's silly and fun. Kate Winslet does a fantastic job and the rest of the cast are pretty darn solid. Yet there's something about the pacing that fluctuates between intriguing and boring, between the foreboding of exciting events and nothing ever going anywhere, that makes me feel that the story never quite came together all the way back in the writer's room.
Give it a try. There's something there. It's just far from memorable, sadly.
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