I had my hopes up. Good cast, HBO, all that. Have to admit, I dont know the original, but maybe that's a plus sometimes. Got snacks, a drink ready to immerse myself in hopefully a future classic. It started alright, acting was great, cinematography good, nothing wrong there. But after a while, during the dinner with friends scene I was getting more and more annoyed. I just didnt care for these people and I thought they were adults behaving like emotionally underdeveloped, egotistical highschoolers. And yes, some people are like that, fair enough, but why would I watch that voluntairaly in my spare time?
Now usually there is an overarching plot, a developing story that gives you at least a reason to keep watching. Nothing like that here, just people complaining how hard it all is for them without any respite. Now I dont care if this is true to the original or not. Darn, that series was from 1973 so I feel its completely fair to judge this product on its own merit, and after 40 minutes I really couldnt think of a reason to keep watching this and turned it off.
Now usually there is an overarching plot, a developing story that gives you at least a reason to keep watching. Nothing like that here, just people complaining how hard it all is for them without any respite. Now I dont care if this is true to the original or not. Darn, that series was from 1973 so I feel its completely fair to judge this product on its own merit, and after 40 minutes I really couldnt think of a reason to keep watching this and turned it off.