I like this new concept of each season of a series being a completely different story that even when it brings in some of the same actors has them playing completely different characters! I first caught this with American Horror Story, then Fargo and True Detective! Evidently, this is also the case with American Crime.
I'm watching season one on a friend's recommendation and the performances are absolutely riveting, some of them by character actors you don't usually get to see with this much screen time, like W. Earl Brown and Benito Martinez. Felicity Huffman knocks it out of the park and Timothy Hutton reminds us how much he can communicate with small expressions and body language. Huffman creates a character whose discomfort is contageous, with her priveledged delusions, the chip on her shoulder and the wounds she tries to wear like armor. Yet she also deserves compassion. The show really deals with the complexities of family!
It's an excellent show, richly layered and hard to watch at times. One of those that is a surprise to find on network television! For me, the central valley setting brings up a lot of memories. I have a lot of empathy for the Gutierrez family. Having had so much experience with drug use and abuse with family and friends I applaud John Ridley! What an amazing and insightful storyteller!
I'm watching season one on a friend's recommendation and the performances are absolutely riveting, some of them by character actors you don't usually get to see with this much screen time, like W. Earl Brown and Benito Martinez. Felicity Huffman knocks it out of the park and Timothy Hutton reminds us how much he can communicate with small expressions and body language. Huffman creates a character whose discomfort is contageous, with her priveledged delusions, the chip on her shoulder and the wounds she tries to wear like armor. Yet she also deserves compassion. The show really deals with the complexities of family!
It's an excellent show, richly layered and hard to watch at times. One of those that is a surprise to find on network television! For me, the central valley setting brings up a lot of memories. I have a lot of empathy for the Gutierrez family. Having had so much experience with drug use and abuse with family and friends I applaud John Ridley! What an amazing and insightful storyteller!
Elizabeth Branson You captured, exactly, the way Jim and I felt about that series. This is writing! This is acting!
Lorelei Moon It is a bit torturous to watch but worth it!
Elizabeth Branson For sure. Not a comfortable show to watch. Yes, torturous! But it is talking about so many important parts of life. We just could NOT watch it.
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