An autistic child, a struggling windowed father, a beautiful social worker, and a far-fetched but clever theory revolving around numbers.
The series has a good set of ingredients, so why is it after 5 episodes I'm struggling to bother watching it? The pilot was excellent; David Mazouz is quite the young actor, the plot was developed at a steady pace, and the twists culminated in some heart-warming stuff. I'm a fan of Titus Welliver (the lottery winner) who appears in the pilot and in Episode Four. I like the producers' fearless forays abroad so far, with a good portion of sub-titled drama happening everywhere from Japan to the Middle East to Africa and on to Canada.
But Kiefer Sutherland is just plain awful. His constantly breathy dialogue delivery is annoying. His rather wimpish lines and lost demeanour are totally at odds with him jumping in front of loaded guns and talking men off high bridges. I've lost count of the number of scenes which have him running after his errant son alternately whispering, shouting and pleading "Jake, Jake, Jake, Jake, Jake".
Danny Glover isn't much better. As a foil to Gibson's nutty Lethal Weapon cop, he was perfect. In Touch, he looks more like a half-wired ex-boxer who can't speak above a whisper.
Still, there's entertainment in trying to work out which of the initial clips' characters will affect which other. Some you can see coming. Others are straight out of left field.
I'll keep watching. But I really wish Sutherland would stop sucking air like a bicycle pump just before he delivers a line.
The series has a good set of ingredients, so why is it after 5 episodes I'm struggling to bother watching it? The pilot was excellent; David Mazouz is quite the young actor, the plot was developed at a steady pace, and the twists culminated in some heart-warming stuff. I'm a fan of Titus Welliver (the lottery winner) who appears in the pilot and in Episode Four. I like the producers' fearless forays abroad so far, with a good portion of sub-titled drama happening everywhere from Japan to the Middle East to Africa and on to Canada.
But Kiefer Sutherland is just plain awful. His constantly breathy dialogue delivery is annoying. His rather wimpish lines and lost demeanour are totally at odds with him jumping in front of loaded guns and talking men off high bridges. I've lost count of the number of scenes which have him running after his errant son alternately whispering, shouting and pleading "Jake, Jake, Jake, Jake, Jake".
Danny Glover isn't much better. As a foil to Gibson's nutty Lethal Weapon cop, he was perfect. In Touch, he looks more like a half-wired ex-boxer who can't speak above a whisper.
Still, there's entertainment in trying to work out which of the initial clips' characters will affect which other. Some you can see coming. Others are straight out of left field.
I'll keep watching. But I really wish Sutherland would stop sucking air like a bicycle pump just before he delivers a line.