{"id":421345,"date":"2022-03-25T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-spy-thriller-hitches-its-wagon-to-an-insufferable-performance\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T07:00:19","slug":"this-spy-thriller-hitches-its-wagon-to-an-insufferable-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-spy-thriller-hitches-its-wagon-to-an-insufferable-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"#This Spy Thriller Hitches Its Wagon To An Insufferable Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a44cd67c18b6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a44cd67c18b6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-spy-thriller-hitches-its-wagon-to-an-insufferable-performance\/#%E2%80%9CThis_Spy_Thriller_Hitches_Its_Wagon_To_An_Insufferable_Performance%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;This Spy Thriller Hitches Its Wagon To An Insufferable Performance&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThis_Spy_Thriller_Hitches_Its_Wagon_To_An_Insufferable_Performance%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;This Spy Thriller Hitches Its Wagon To An Insufferable Performance&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Slow Horses&#8221; seems to have hitched its wagon to Oldman, but that decision is a bit like if &#8220;Community&#8221; had made Chevy Chase&#8217;s character the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> lead rather than a mostly ignorable supporting role. Granted, Lamb isn&#8217;t particularly bigoted, but his presence is that of an unbearable boss who responds to every crisis with uncreative, borderline verbally abusive quips rather than helpful input. Clearly, this wasn&#8217;t the series plan. Everything about it seems to hinge on our begrudging faith in Lamb as an unlikely leader for the ragtag crew. &#8220;Slow Horses&#8221; is based on the first book in a popular series by Mick Herron, and that version of Lamb is, if not exactly endearing, at least interesting.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This isn&#8217;t the only element the Apple TV+ adaptation loses in translation. Herron&#8217;s book series is widely regarded as funny, shot through with dark humor and witticisms that make its dysfunctional workplace setting feel a bit less like purgatory. On screen, there isn&#8217;t a joke as far as the eye can see. Lamb farts a couple of times and talks about his bodily functions, and that&#8217;s pretty much what passes for funny. It&#8217;s hard to say how much of the blame goes to the actor, and how much lands on &#8220;Veep&#8221; writer Will Smith&#8217;s clunky <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>, but either way, the effect is the same: Oldman&#8217;s supposedly funny and brilliant antihero seems neither funny nor brilliant.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As directed by &#8220;Black Mirror&#8221; and &#8220;Doctor Who&#8221; filmmaker James Hawes, &#8220;Slow Horses&#8221; at least looks good. It rises above cheap espionage thriller territory thanks to a sleek, dark look (everything seems to happen at night) that works overtime to elevate the material. For better and worse, the series also doesn&#8217;t stay put in Slough House for long. The group is thrust into action almost im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely when a suspicious kidnapping plot and a series of attacks put them in danger.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Slow Horses&#8221; may have benefited from a longer season, with a more procedural start that would better establish the doldrums of Slough House. But by leaping into the deep end early on, the show at least ensures it&#8217;s never boring.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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