...it didn't last long. I so wanted to like this. At the outset it was looking good. Nicely photographed and with some excellent actors. The plot was a bit far-fetched but I could live with that.
A bigger problem was the language cop-out. I do realise that languages and accents are always going to be a problem in this type of film. But it became increasingly difficult to accept everyone speaking perfect English, regardless of whether they were German or French.
From around E2, the storyline got steadily worse, with more and more completely unbelievable scenes. The predictable ending was really weak, and by the time it finished I felt that the whole production was a poor representation of an important slice of history.
Another annoyance: the Germans, other than young hero, were uniformly evil. They were so consistent in their behaviour they could all have been the same character.
The only saving grace was that it didn't stretch on too long, with just 4 episodes. But this, for me, is yet another Netflix flop.
A bigger problem was the language cop-out. I do realise that languages and accents are always going to be a problem in this type of film. But it became increasingly difficult to accept everyone speaking perfect English, regardless of whether they were German or French.
From around E2, the storyline got steadily worse, with more and more completely unbelievable scenes. The predictable ending was really weak, and by the time it finished I felt that the whole production was a poor representation of an important slice of history.
Another annoyance: the Germans, other than young hero, were uniformly evil. They were so consistent in their behaviour they could all have been the same character.
The only saving grace was that it didn't stretch on too long, with just 4 episodes. But this, for me, is yet another Netflix flop.