Review of Glorious 39 (2009) by Lorna B — 03 Dec 2009
This was a bit disappointing - & it was not cinematic enough... but was really a good two-part TV drama on the big screen. Afterwards, as I began to think about the plot and the characters' actions, it began to seem more and more sloppy and far fetched, so despite an excellent performance by the main cast, and some good drama and some thrills... it does not satisfy.
This certainly wasn't a thriller, and the politics were almost absent. It was, firmly and clearly, a Poliakoff piece: big houses, English toffs, family secrets, revelations... children and old people, old photos... yep, more of the same. Has the great P run totally out of inspiration for something new, and doesn't he have the ability to do anything with the good ideas he does have any more?
He's a genre all his own, and the number of good pieces is starting to be outnumbered.
This review of Glorious 39 (2009) was written by Lorna B on 03 Dec 2009.
Glorious 39 has generally received mixed reviews.
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