The notable exception in quality is Colin Farrell, as corrupt cop Ray Velcoro, who is as tightly wound as he is strung out. Taylor Kitsch has barely done anything other than silently brood. Rachel McAdams does fine work as the overly tough female detective, but her naturalism doesn’t match everyone else. However, in episode 3, he’s slowly being let off the leash. I mean… that opening?Īnother struggle for the show is that the four leads are all acting in different registers - they haven’t disappeared into their hard-bitten roles, particularly Vince Vaughan, who seems caged up, his manic energy tamped down as he concentrates hard on pronouncing the mouthfuls of flowery, ridiculous vocabulary with which Pizzolatto has saddled him (never forget: Rat Goo). But for some damned reason, Episode 3, “ Maybe Tomorrow,” directed by Danish documentary and TV director Janus Metz Pedersen, is more compelling than the other two episodes, possibly because it’s clear the show is drifting squarely into High Camp territory. Trying to replicate the mystical bayou phenomenon that gripped audiences last year hasn’t been quite as easy in this LA noir world, and at times, the Herculean efforts of writer/showrunner Nic Pizzolatto and directors to make it dark and edgy are plainly apparent. Based on the consensus thus far, the second season of “ True Detective” has gotten off to a rocky start - some love it, some hate it, some are giving it the benefit of the doubt.
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