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Bad acting throughout

posted 10 years ago by Mildred_Fierce
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The lead actor being the major culprit. Probably why they insisted on showcasing his sculpted chest.

[–] larosat 10 years ago

I thought it was well acted so there.

Totally agree. I thought Martin Henderson did a great job.

I don't fault the acting, I fault the directing since I also found this version of the series rather flat.

It was still fun to follow along here while it was first being shown. Even despite it's limitations the mystery aspect was compelling.

It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it.
RIP Roger Ebert

[–] mme3924-1 10 years ago

The lead actor being the major culprit. Probably why they insisted on showcasing his sculpted chest.

Ha! Great comment! I just posted something similar. Besides that chest, this actor had two expressions: pissed and.....well, pissed. Or maybe constipation. It was difficult to tell.

But they were all clichés: the outraged wife, the stonefaced detective (it became comical how department-store dummy he always looked); the bratty angst of the teenage daughter, the sexy, crazy neighbor, the angry neighbors.....on and on and on.

This one was really bad. I just can't find anything good to say about it.

[–] RogerSmithAD 10 years ago

Yeah, agreed with everything.

It was beyond bad.

[–] Little_Tyke 10 years ago

Bad is not the word for it. It was awful, terrible, risible. I watched the last couple of episodes urging him on to find yet another red herring, then stare into the middle distance yet again. None of the actors stood out, except perhaps the cop and the little girl. Oh, and David the guitarist. He was good.

[–] nefertari86 9 years ago

Agreed! I decided to check this out because I've been watching the American version, but throughout I found myself thinking "Does this guy have ANY expressions other than bewildered?!"
It's a shame too because I've seen Martin Henderson do a much better job with other roles. He definitely phoned this one in!

[–] shayneferry 9 years ago

Have to agree, and I'm a fan of Martin - especially in 'The Red Road'. I bought this series because I like to check out Aussie dramas and I like Martin, but yeah he wasn't great here. Definitely wasn't compelled to watch the US version.

[–] hrhhrh 8 years ago

Because he has very expressive tits?