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The Gray Man (2022)
What a waste of time and money!
The Gray Man was tedious and trite. Gosling was dull. Evans was just irritating.
The action was so unbelievable that it became a silly joke. The script...what script? This was an excuse to fight, shoot, and blow stuff up.
As Billybob said in his best scene: "Boring".
Killing Eve (2018)
Horrible season finale
Really loved this show except:
Watched via BBC America. The commercials were insane. I will never buy a Ram truck, have "therapy" because I will just visualize Michael Phelps, and now I know McDonalds wants to kill me me with cheese, bacon and sausage.
The last episode (#8) was so awful - just plain dumb - undermines the whole premise of the show. And unrealistic is an understatement.
The acting is great. The two leads are entertaining. We loved epidodes 1-7. But 8 was so disappointing we'll probably skip season 2. Did I mention how insulting the ads are?
The Americans: The Soviet Division (2017)
Life imitates art
The current unimaginable unfolding story of real life Russian meddling with American elections and possible daily influence over our government escalates this series relevance. There are bad guys who act good. Good guys who act bad. It's complicated - which is the art of this show.
Who really are the villains here? The Jennings are murderers, but it's hard to not root for them. It's hard after 5 seasons of involvement to not actually worry about the future of this family. Then you hear Reagan's comments, and you get just a hint of why the Russians are so afraid. It is in their DNA to have an enemy. Maybe ours as well? Elizabeth should be condemned for her brutal deeds, but we admire her dedication and commitment to a belief system. And while we admire her courage and dedication, we also see what placing ideology above humanity can do to a society and families.
Even now, our species has not evolved any further than the drama of "The Game of Thrones". We just have more diabolical weapons. The complexity of this series is what makes it a 9 for me.