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Jim Sturgess? Bloody Awful!


Did anyone else even notice this? Sturgess who was on camera in nearly every scene spent about 80% of his on-screen time with his head tilted - usually to the left, if anyone cares. I found this tilted head look extremely annoying right from the start of the first episode. (Yes, please don't judge me just because I was probably one of the very few who watched to the bitter end.) The other trait of his that annoyed me almost as much was the almost constant slight smirk. Then there was the annoying trait written into the character he was playing - always right, an absolute bloody know-it-all.

With all three annoying traits in constant evidence, I found his face to be so slappable that it became a constant distraction in a story that COULD HAVE BEEN good. 

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I think Sturges was ok. I am loathed to criticise some British actors, two Brits I criticised in the past ended up being Oscar winners.

The writing and direction was more of a letdown.



It's that man again!!

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