My least favorite part of any action movie is usually the "boss fight". But my god this show demonstrates why you need one. There was about ten minutes left in the last episode when the horrible realization sunk in on me.....this is going to crest on the closing credits shore as the weakest tsunami in history.
All that buildup......to nothing.
The show has some great acting and wonderful scenes. The scenes would have looked better with a little less Vaseline on the lens, but that's the style these days. Better than "shaky-cam" I guess. And insane amounts of detail went into costumes and dialogue, and I do love that. But we end up with.....next to nothing.
Also our main European character was just outright annoying. I kept waiting for him to find his footing and stop acting like an overly excited chihuahua, but it never happens. Even after he earns the respect of his Japanese hosts. It makes his rise in stature that much more inexplicable.
Can't imagine ever watching it again.
All that buildup......to nothing.
The show has some great acting and wonderful scenes. The scenes would have looked better with a little less Vaseline on the lens, but that's the style these days. Better than "shaky-cam" I guess. And insane amounts of detail went into costumes and dialogue, and I do love that. But we end up with.....next to nothing.
Also our main European character was just outright annoying. I kept waiting for him to find his footing and stop acting like an overly excited chihuahua, but it never happens. Even after he earns the respect of his Japanese hosts. It makes his rise in stature that much more inexplicable.
Can't imagine ever watching it again.