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True Detective: Night Country: Part 1 (2024)
Episode 1, Season 4
Very weak opening compared to rest of franchise
16 January 2024 - 21 out of 37 users found this review helpful.
This was so hyped up, and I was eager for it to begin...but it fell terribly flat for me. Bad CGI. Badly written. Script all over the place. Nice location and set design but outdated, cringy whispers and a la twin peaks bizarro ghost scene. The sweat and self-importance of the writer/director was well felt.
Felt like it was 'riding' on the franchise while being completely hollow.
The indigenous vs. White culture clashes were so on the nose, without any complexity or sophistication. So I guess it's one thing joining a franchise and hitting the tone while adding something new/other to it, like Fargo does in my opinion. It's another just using a franchise and then filling it with...sweaty mayo.