I have no real criticisms of this production. It's a tale of excessive cocaine use by a music executive and his downward spiral, which sports a beautiful array of gravitational incidents of both luck and ill luck, and very human fallibility that portrait the lead as basically a good enough fellow, though when he does something underhand the viewer is suitably and entertainingly dumbstruck by both his stupidity and his bravado. But his aim is not underhand, and a genuine love of music, and to save his company as a beacon of that music, always shines through sufficiently to help us want to watch the next episode.
The soundtrack is beautiful. I personally loved the raw power of both the blues-man and the punk rocker the lead takes under his belt. New and old, the soundtrack is sophisticated and, though a tad incongruent and perhaps not always the best choice for an overlay (though usually it is), it is refreshing and also entertaining.
I read some reviews that criticize the acting. The acting is brilliant. It's HBO. The characters are complicated and well-portrayed.
It's odd that a story of addiction and its consequences should rivet such interest, but, like other good movies such as Blow, Scarface and Goodfellas, it does. The production is also big budget quality.
My only small criticism is perhaps the cover of the DVD box, which radiates a certain serenity amid chaos and is misleading. There is no serenity and the chaos is the fun with this show. It's a tale about music and if one is a music lover you should really enjoy this. I eagerly look forward to a sequel.
The soundtrack is beautiful. I personally loved the raw power of both the blues-man and the punk rocker the lead takes under his belt. New and old, the soundtrack is sophisticated and, though a tad incongruent and perhaps not always the best choice for an overlay (though usually it is), it is refreshing and also entertaining.
I read some reviews that criticize the acting. The acting is brilliant. It's HBO. The characters are complicated and well-portrayed.
It's odd that a story of addiction and its consequences should rivet such interest, but, like other good movies such as Blow, Scarface and Goodfellas, it does. The production is also big budget quality.
My only small criticism is perhaps the cover of the DVD box, which radiates a certain serenity amid chaos and is misleading. There is no serenity and the chaos is the fun with this show. It's a tale about music and if one is a music lover you should really enjoy this. I eagerly look forward to a sequel.