Watched this the other day and was surprised to be watching an English version of the Night Of - which I'd previously seen.
A lot of the plot is almost identical - and I don't know if that spoilt some of the suspense for me In the first episode as I guess that's the main hook of a thriller Of this nature; and I think that makes it harder to compare.
It's an excellent show - with a strong British cast - and a hooking story. I felt the Night of had a brilliant start, but then lost its momentum and became slow, drawn out and boring. This on the other Hand didn't have quite as much suspense in the first episode but held its quality and if anything improved throughout. The ending is different across the two shoes and in my opinion this one is better, mainly as in the Night of the 'whodunnit' mystery is never actually answered, which felt criminal, whereas you get closure here. Perhaps I'm biased but I feel the Brits do it better and this is a brilliant show. Looking forward to series 2!
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Disappointing ending
Vindelander30 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
I enjoyed this series when I first watched it about 5 years ago and still did on this my second viewing. I also watched the more recent US version ( entitled The Night Of) in which Riz Ahmed, Bill Camp and John Turturro were outstanding.
On balance I'd say that the US version is better as the ending gives a clearer steer of the effect of false imprisonment on Ahmed's character, Nasir Khan. The original UK version drops in an unknown person as the perpetrator right at the end. What's the point of that ?! And we have no idea as to what is likely to happen Ben.
Fine acting though and Peter Moffat's screenplay is pretty faithfully followed in both versions, although there are some embellishments in the US version.
Overall I'd recommend both as outstanding viewing.
On balance I'd say that the US version is better as the ending gives a clearer steer of the effect of false imprisonment on Ahmed's character, Nasir Khan. The original UK version drops in an unknown person as the perpetrator right at the end. What's the point of that ?! And we have no idea as to what is likely to happen Ben.
Fine acting though and Peter Moffat's screenplay is pretty faithfully followed in both versions, although there are some embellishments in the US version.
Overall I'd recommend both as outstanding viewing.
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