Adolescence (Stephen Graham Netflix)

[kinger8938]

Just started this, by the same team as Boiling point, all shot in a continuous take. Gripping stuff, highly recommend it.

A 13 year old boy is accused of Murdering a fellow class mate.

 

[kinger8938]

The first two episodes were strong, but the last two fell a bit flat. The series is shot in a continuous one-take style, with each episode capturing a single moment in real time.

This style works really well when there’s a dynamic mix of characters and interaction to drive the story. Unfortunately, it hinders the final two episodes, they feel unnecessarily slow and stretched due to the lack of scene breaks or shifts in perspective.

I'd agree, episode 1 and 2 were by far the strongest. Still over all impressive stuff, some great acting here.

Id have liked to see

Spoiler

an episode in court or more about the other 2 boys involvement as it felt like there was more to tell

 

[kinger8938]

I will check this out, Stephen Graham tends to be consistently excellent.

This is him at his best imo