It just arrived on the streaming platform and comes from David E. Kelley (‘Big Little Lies’)
If you wake up shouting ‘Fuck off!’, studying possible business alliances and missing laughing at millionaires suffering from family problems, what you need is a fiction that eliminates – even superficially – the craving for Succession that you have on you. On May 2, it premiered in Netflix a 6 episode miniseries which, although it does not reach the level of the Jesse Armstrong series, can serve to have a good time.
We are talking about All a mana fiction that you should check out if you like it Jeff Danielsbusiness plots and miniseries.
All a man centers on Charlie Croker, a real estate magnate facing bankruptcy. He leads an entire empire that, however, has fallen from grace and is about to crumble. In this fall, many enemies arise who want to take advantage of his bad fortune and who will bring out his political and business interests.
It is an adaptation of the Tom Wolfe novel of the same name that was published in 1998 and which here has taken the form of a miniseries by David E. Kelley. This name will sound familiar to you because he is one of the most important figures on television, since is behind titles like Ally McBeal, Boston Legal either Big Little Lies. Legal dramas and exciting miniseries that have made him one of the most reliable men in the world of series.
With All a man, despite having very good credentials, fails to reach the level of other titles in his career. The Netflix miniseries exploits Tom Wolfe’s premise in a mediocre way and leaves the exploration of a character that could have given something very interesting half done. Despite this, if you are willing to get into the game and are just looking for entertainment, All a man It gives you what you are looking for. As we say, it is a perfect title for those who miss Successionas it is made up of family problems, long conversations about money and strategies, but don’t expect Armstrong’s finesse.
What the miniseries does give you are 6 fun, concise episodes with a very solid cast. What stands out, as it could not be otherwise, is the interpretation of Jeff Daniels, who maintains the role with total dignity.
Its average score remains at 52%, but here are several positive comments in case you dare to give it a try. “Lively and concise; I can’t emphasize enough how much I appreciated that the episodes were only 45 minutes long.. Unlike Charlie [el personaje principal]David E Kelley is willing to change with the times,” writes Craig Mathieson for The Age. “Definitely funny and well-made, and Daniels alone makes it worth watching. It aims lower than the novel and mostly hits the mark,” writes Bill Goodykoontz in Arizona Republic.
