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This is the kind of show that's somewhere between not good and just okay for me. It's almost watchable. But then someone says you have to get into it, so you go back and watch two or six more episodes, only to find out that nope, your first instincts were right. The setting in Ireland is nice, but the cast just isn't well developed. You won't care about Will Forte's podcaster character or the grumpy Irish journalist who doesn't want to be there. I love the idea of a small town hiding its secrets but this show doesn't deliver. Also, for a show about podcasting, these characters do nothing remotely podcasty. The first 15 minutes of the show is them meeting all kinds of colorful characters who you'd want to be recording for material, yet there's Will Forte just sitting there smiling and doing nothing.

Lupin wears a beanie and Harry Potter glasses in one scene and that's supposed to make him a "Master of Disguise"? lol This show doesn't deserve the hype. The action is contrived. The plot happens conveniently. He needs to get into prison? He does! He needs to get out of prison? He does! None of it is clever. Things just happen because they need to. Good shows grab the viewer with an opening scene and a closing scene that reveals something. The opening scenes are boring and none of the supposed "cliffhangers" make you want to see what happens next.

A bit uneven, but 5 stars for the cast, the comedy and Carey Mulligan's performance. I laughed throughout, as did the two ladies I was with (much younger than me). But there was a young couple a few seats away and when the movie ended, the male stormed out, huffing and puffing, "God, that was horrible!" and his female partner didn't disagree. If you're expecting a sex and murder-filled thriller, temper your expectations and still go see it. Promising Young Woman feels more like a black indie comedy. I wasn't entirely convinced by the way events unfolded and were presented. There were scenes that were enthralling and scenes that were very funny, but there were also a couple scenes that just didn't work. I think sometimes, for me anyway, when I go see a "sexy thriller", I'm expecting sumptuous and sensuous. This movie is not that. The look is cold and stark. Reminds me of American Psycho...but set in the suburbs. Anyhow, as I said 5 stars for all the above reasons, but also for being original. When people say Hollywood doesn't have an original bone in its body any more, this is the kind of movie that they aren't seeing because they're the ones that don't have an original bone in their bodies and are instead seeing superhero movies!

McGregor claims to want a green future, yet in nearly every scene, he is drinking Starbucks, eating platters of beef, or inconveniencing strangers with requests to run power cords for their electric motorcycles through open living room windows in subzero temperatures! The privilege on display is off-putting and the entitlement ultimately outweighed my enjoyment of their adventure. The first time the bikes run out of juice in the wild, they're able to call in a mobile diesel generator from the nearest major city. All of this, after a closed hotel opens for them, lets them open windows to run power cables, and then even allows them to ride their bikes into the hotels to get them out of the cold. Additionally, when the Harley rep tells McGregor, "Our employees made these bikes for you free of charge on their own time while still working full time," McGregor says "wow, cool" when he should promptly pull out his wallet and hand each of the crew $5k. But of course he doesn't, because people do stuff for free for rich people. If you're someone who is poor and has a family and will never have the courage to experience an adventure like this, I can see the appeal of this docuseries. But if you're like me, and you already live a life full of similar adventures (minus the multi-million dollar budget), you, like me, may not be able to relate or connect with the trials and tribulations of this obscenely wealthy duo.