HOMECOMING + MR. ROBOT
Plowed through all 10 episodes of Homecoming (Amazon Prime) on Monday.
Great cinematography.
Solid cast.
Great score, too.
Intriguing story, but you kind of figure out the "twist" pretty quickly.
Runs solid until about episode 7, then derails a tad.
The ending is a might smidgen sappy.
But it's worth a watch, imho, regardless of its shortcomings.
Mostly succeeds due to the combination of music and interesting camera work, which help to create a unnerving sense of surrealism for the first several episodes, leaving you wondering wtf is going to happen next more often than not.
As a result of mostly digging Homecoming, I ended up diving into Mr. Robot (same creative team), which I am 2.5 seasons into and am digging, even though it borrows heavily from The Matrix and Fight Club (as well as David Lynch). As with Homecoming, it has a great cast, great score, slick cinematic visuals, and even though you figure out a lot of the twists pretty easily, it's still a rousing mindf$%k more often than not. Again, the pacing, cast, music, and neon noir visual stylings make up for any shortcomings, imho.
Both series prove that Bobby Cannavale is an American treasure, at least in thespian terms.
