Thursday, November 21, 2019

Peaky Blinders (2013-)

The story of a Birmingham gangster family, as led by Tommy Shelby who's guided by his ideal of turning the family's mini empire into a fully legal business.

We saw the Italian-American, Irish, Russian ones and it was time for the English gangsters to be represented. In an era parallel to that of Downton Abbey, their representatives are more stylish, more dual and more subtle. With five seasons so far, each counting 6 episodes representing a certain fragment of the family history, each with its own plot and unfolding, the series manages to maintain interest through the complete lack of monotony and the passionate and flawless interpretations of the main actors. The historical period's representation feels genuine, with all the expected embellishments, and we can forgive the writers for confusing the Rroma people language with Romanian for the first two seasons. Also worth mentioning is the soundtrack of mostly modern rock music, generally British (Radiohead appear very often), which makes an interesting contrast to the vintage vibe from the screen.
During all of the 5 seasons, one will notice some very well known faces in guest roles such as Sam Neill, Sam Claflin, Tom Hardy and even Adrien Brody, who give life to some very interesting and well written figures.

Creator: Steven Knight
Featuring: Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Helen McRory, Sophie Rundle, Annabelle Wallis, Natasha O'Keeffe, Joe Cole, Finn Cole, Ned Dennehy, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Tom Hardy, Sam Neill, Adrien Brody, Aidan Gillen, Sam Claflin

2 comments:

  1. Am văzut vreo 2 episoade, urmând sa continui sa îl vizionez altădată. Pe de o parte imi pierd răbdarea la acest film, dar ma atrage stilul lor.

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