“True Detective” brings
two of the most iconic actors from two different generations together, Matthew
McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, in the American television drama series
on HBO. The series is created
and written by novelist Nic Pizzolatto, who debuts in television with this
show. The first season is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and also stars Michelle
Monaghan (“Maid of Honor”), Michael Potts (“The Wire”), and Tory
Kittles (“Malibu’s Most Wanted”). The first season, consisting of eight
episodes, debuted on 12 January 2014.
The
first season of the series was received extremely well, much to the credit of
Matthew’s and Woody’s performances, and received a 9.4 rating on IMDb (Internet
Movie Database), which is not an easy feat. The direction is superb with the
Louisiana location given as much screen time and significance as the characters,
and almost becomes a character itself with a personality of its own.
Pizzolatto’s script also gives brilliant opportunity for the landscape to be
incorporated into the narrative and development.
The
anthological series traces back and forth between 1995 and 2012 and offers an
even more intriguing insight into how time can alter people as we see the two
main characters, Rust Cohle (Matthew) and Martin Hart (Woody), as they have
changed and developed through the years.
The
series is nothing short of the quality of an Oscar-nominated film with every shot
and scene executed excellently. Not much seems to happen by way of action in
the first few episodes, but it remains riveting nonetheless. Perhaps one should
not watch it so much for the storyline or plot, which sees the two detectives
in a 17-year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana, but rather for the acting
and the rendering of brilliant work.
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