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Cypher (2021)
Unfulfilled potential
After reading the synopsis I was quite hyped for this series - it definitely sounded promising. However, despite having a relatively sound plot and story line - i can't help but feel that it has been massively let down by amateur acting and poor directing.
The casting for this series is terrible - there is a distinct lack of on screen chemistry between virtually all main characters. This leads to some very forced acting which detracts from the story line. Attention to detail is also lacking somewhat - a BMW E46 that's in a rollover crash and not one of the airbags go off? - the hacker who runs a 50 inch wide screen inverted to run code on - except it's clearly just a looping animation that's playing, the systems the FBI uses are equally as unconvincing and a hardened operative who after a few slaps about spills the beans on the plot without the need to invoke any enhanced interrogation techniques - they just start singing like a canary..
The directing is equally as poor with some very weird unexplained choices - an FBI interrogation room in what looks like a lean to? - cuts to various locations not connected to the plot or story line - example - Season 1 Episode 5 a man standing in the middle of a bridge with someone walking him to him then receiving a brown envelope to deliver with an address on a sticky - this henchman then exits from a different direction he entered - and the bridge isn't connected to the storyline..
So to sum up - poor casting, poor directing, poor on screen chemistry and questionable location shots..
Deep State (2018)
Multi faceted spy thriller...
This initial episode does just about enough to get the audience hooked and wanting more. A good balance of back story and character building/relationship detailing to give enough knowledge around the theme with a good dose of action and suspense to keep you wanting more.
In typical short season (8 episode) fashion - we are left with a lot more questions than answers at the minute - but as the plot and story line develops over the coming episodes I'm sure these will be fleshed out for the viewer. So far the casting seems to be to be farily strong as well.. no complaints from me so far and looking forward to the next episodes!