I binge watched this on cable so it was good enough overall.
I felt it was slow and stilted in the early episodes but the story itself is good with interesting characters so kept me involved
I had watched Broadchurch years ago and at that time I was glued to the screen it was so gripping. I had however forgotten who had done it so I kept watching this version.
The performances of all the actors in Broadchurch was great and the plot full of unexpected twists and turns. I found this US remake much slower, softer more melodramatic. The actors playing the parents of the dead child were not convincing in their grief and anguish, especially the father who mumbled and seemed monotone in his emotions. The mother often looked and sounded younger than her teenaged daughter which was distracting. David Tennent was brooding and unkempt looking and his emotions raw.a brilliant actor. The portrayal of his relationship with his daughter was unconvincing and didn't seem relevant to the story as it wasn't developed and went nowhere.
Anna Gunn put in a fine performance in parts but it wasn't consistent. There were some good supporting characterisations, the most interesting being the vicar, an Odd character that I remain intrigued by. Jackie Weaver was menacing but this is not her best work ( see The Boys if you want to see Jackie brilliantly play malevolent) All in all if you like a Soap with a bit more bite this is it. Not as good as the original but still quite good.
I felt it was slow and stilted in the early episodes but the story itself is good with interesting characters so kept me involved
I had watched Broadchurch years ago and at that time I was glued to the screen it was so gripping. I had however forgotten who had done it so I kept watching this version.
The performances of all the actors in Broadchurch was great and the plot full of unexpected twists and turns. I found this US remake much slower, softer more melodramatic. The actors playing the parents of the dead child were not convincing in their grief and anguish, especially the father who mumbled and seemed monotone in his emotions. The mother often looked and sounded younger than her teenaged daughter which was distracting. David Tennent was brooding and unkempt looking and his emotions raw.a brilliant actor. The portrayal of his relationship with his daughter was unconvincing and didn't seem relevant to the story as it wasn't developed and went nowhere.
Anna Gunn put in a fine performance in parts but it wasn't consistent. There were some good supporting characterisations, the most interesting being the vicar, an Odd character that I remain intrigued by. Jackie Weaver was menacing but this is not her best work ( see The Boys if you want to see Jackie brilliantly play malevolent) All in all if you like a Soap with a bit more bite this is it. Not as good as the original but still quite good.