Those who read Tom Wolfe's novel A Man in Full will recognize the characters from that book brought vividly to life here. I can't speak to Jeff Daniels' accent, nor do I care. He embodies the character Charlie Croker just as he is portrayed in the book. There are some changes to the narrative, mainly that all of the action takes place in Georgia, transplanting Conrad's subplot there right from the start. Roger White becomes the protagonist much more so, and the show is the better for it. Even spineless Peepgrass is redeemed here. Ignore the accents and enjoy the characters. And it gies without saying that Diane Lane, fresh off a triumph in Feud, is great as Martha, Charlie's ex wife who gets involved with Charlie's corporate nemesis, Peepgrass.
Review of A Man in Full
