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Five Days at Memorial (2022) Great Acting But No Answers

John Ridley and Carlton Cuse do some phenomenal work adapting Sheri Fink’s book on how the...

For me, the one magical moment in the series occurs when Keogh and Claflin share the mic in their first concert together.

The adaptation (by Alice Birch) the direction, and the supporting cast are all shamelessly bad. Weisz overplays Elliot and underplays Beverly.

Posted by Patrick | Apr 16, 2022 | Drama, Hulu, TV / Streaming |

Amanda Seyfried is simply amazing. She gets Holmes’s uncomfortable stare and that otherworldly voice. But we also get Holmes as a real person.

The result: compulsive viewing for seven out of the eight episodes. Colin Firth is spellbinding. Toni Collette is equally superb.