This stand-alone HBO detective story is a remarkable
achievement in direction and acting. Both Matthew McConaughey and Woody
Harrelson are working at the top of their game. McConaughey is gone and some
remorse detective named Rustin Cohle radiates off the screen with haunted pain.
Harrelson sheds any hint of his usual kind of character and is Detective Martin
Hart, a womanizing dirt bag alcoholic that for some reason you still care
about. Together under the direction of Cary Joji Fukunaga (the maker of the
brilliant Sin Nombre) and from the mind of writer Nic Pizzolatto, we have us a
dark, mean, journey into the heart of Louisiana where there’s a serial killer
loose that no one believes is there. The look of this production is beautiful
and dangerous, showing the industrial world collide with the swamps and shacks
of another time. If the first couple of episode take a bit of time to get into,
don’t worry, but the mid-point you’ll not be able to get the events that
transpire out of your head. This is TV gold and it’s no surprise it’s from HBO.
It’s almost good enough to get an subscription. Grade: A
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