Having never read "Little Dorrit", my review comes from the viewpoint of one unfamiliar with the source material. So, I'm not sure that my criticism is about this adaptation, or about the actual book.
This is a LONG series and seems to wander pointlessly in many directions. I found myself wishing it would hurry up at points. I found hardly any of the characters to be endearing or enlightening. Too many of the characters are over-the-top caricatures of people and as such, I didn't find them believable or real. It felt too much like watching a 19th century soap opera.
I really had a hard time with the Rigo character, or at least the portrayal of him. Every time he opened his mouth I thought I was watching a Pepé Le Pew cartoon.
Although I felt it plodding onward, I stuck with it because I wanted to like it and was hoping there would at least be a good payoff in the end. My hope on this score was in vain. Without detailing all the flaws, suffice it to say that the final episode was a big disappointment, very melodramatic, and just plain silly, on top of being hard to follow on one viewing only.
I give it a 5 for good production values and for the level of entertainment it offers.
This is a LONG series and seems to wander pointlessly in many directions. I found myself wishing it would hurry up at points. I found hardly any of the characters to be endearing or enlightening. Too many of the characters are over-the-top caricatures of people and as such, I didn't find them believable or real. It felt too much like watching a 19th century soap opera.
I really had a hard time with the Rigo character, or at least the portrayal of him. Every time he opened his mouth I thought I was watching a Pepé Le Pew cartoon.
Although I felt it plodding onward, I stuck with it because I wanted to like it and was hoping there would at least be a good payoff in the end. My hope on this score was in vain. Without detailing all the flaws, suffice it to say that the final episode was a big disappointment, very melodramatic, and just plain silly, on top of being hard to follow on one viewing only.
I give it a 5 for good production values and for the level of entertainment it offers.
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