Lady in the Lake

[tv+] A double story that intersects to show the ramifications of social minorities in Baltimore in the sixties, if it is accepted that a Jewish protagonist is considered despised at the same level as an African-American woman at that time. It is an adaptation directed by Alma Har'el with episodes of too pretentious staging and visuals, which get lost in the parallel plots just as the novel was lost in the different points of view. And with a protagonist who, despite Natalie Portman's efforts, never becomes too interesting.

I didn't even make it through the first episode. This is by far the worst Apple TV show ever.

This series is not subtle -- and that is what I like about it. It takes a good hard look at minorities, unwanted pregnancy, social mores and it ticks off a lot of boxes. Primarily it is about the powerlessness of women in the 60s. If you were not white and male, up until relatively recently, really, what sort of power did you have? This despite the holocaust and the lessons we needed to learn about that. Again, the series isn't subtle.

Great art direction, music, and use of symbolism, and montage as well. It gets pretty "arty" in places and I love it! Some really good, not to mention very unexpected dance sequences... lol. Really good film making.

Ok, this can only be described as liberal white guilt porn. Every wine sipping well-to-do guilt ridden liberal white woman will feel that this is their personal anthem of guilt and catharsis. It really is pathetic to see what qualifies for "entertainment."

So much darker than it needed to be existential crisis.

I'm really struggling to watch this to the end, but I need to know what happens in the final episode!.
I get this is about the trials and tribulations of minorities and women, societal demands and consequences in those days but when is the crime and the drama supposed to start? Too much squirty cream and not enough cake.