Started at Episode 3 and not the pilot after reading reviews here.
Denise Scott is an Amazing talent and really can do justice to Ruth Cracknell's performance.
Matt O'Kine though tries to be Arthur/Gunston from the original series and... IT DOESN'T WORK.
Seriously Matt O'Kine interacts with anyone else and it's funny. Yet he interacts with Denise and it's just awful. He slips into his characterisation of "Norm Gunston's" Arthur and it's just painful.
Matt O'Kine needed to commit to either being a classic "Arthur" or just be himself. He can't then interact with Denise because he isn't himself and can't do Arthur. It's that connection which is missing, which is a shame as other character interactions are quite good.
It's very Disjointed, has it's moments, Honestly could have been better if it did it's own thing.
*watched the pilot. Don't start there.
Denise Scott is an Amazing talent and really can do justice to Ruth Cracknell's performance.
Matt O'Kine though tries to be Arthur/Gunston from the original series and... IT DOESN'T WORK.
Seriously Matt O'Kine interacts with anyone else and it's funny. Yet he interacts with Denise and it's just awful. He slips into his characterisation of "Norm Gunston's" Arthur and it's just painful.
Matt O'Kine needed to commit to either being a classic "Arthur" or just be himself. He can't then interact with Denise because he isn't himself and can't do Arthur. It's that connection which is missing, which is a shame as other character interactions are quite good.
It's very Disjointed, has it's moments, Honestly could have been better if it did it's own thing.
*watched the pilot. Don't start there.