I so wanted to like this. And I am so disappointed that I did not.
And I didn't like the way the film was edited at all. For me it was too choppy, and lacked cohesion. The characters were all very unlikeable. Just did not work for me. It had promise, a good idea but it just was not fleshed out properly.
Shirley Henderson used to be a good actress - what happened? The scene where she enters what she thinks is a brothel was just AWFUL.
But most of all it just wasn't believable. For example - and MAJOR spoiler alert - the two men who assaulted Stephen, the gunman, and who provoked him into killing got away with it. The story should have revolved around their guilt and shame and even though the show touched upon it with the younger man trying to kill himself a year later, it was not nearly enough.
The only good thing is it's 4 x 45 minutes long so not too drawn out.
And I didn't like the way the film was edited at all. For me it was too choppy, and lacked cohesion. The characters were all very unlikeable. Just did not work for me. It had promise, a good idea but it just was not fleshed out properly.
Shirley Henderson used to be a good actress - what happened? The scene where she enters what she thinks is a brothel was just AWFUL.
But most of all it just wasn't believable. For example - and MAJOR spoiler alert - the two men who assaulted Stephen, the gunman, and who provoked him into killing got away with it. The story should have revolved around their guilt and shame and even though the show touched upon it with the younger man trying to kill himself a year later, it was not nearly enough.
The only good thing is it's 4 x 45 minutes long so not too drawn out.