Nic Pizzolatto attempts to repeat the success he had with
the first season of this crime anthology but this time in the industrialized LA
(and fictional city within). He brings
with him a new directing team, a new film noir storyline, a new top notch cast
(including Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch) and
new beginning intro. Sadly the result is
really underwhelming. There is speckled
throughout a good moment here or there but in the end it’s just a bad mixed
bag, especially on how it ends. The set
up takes a while to get going. The
mystery is confusing. The characters
start out pretty awesome but then they meander their way into predictable
archetypes. The worse example is with
the female characters. PIzzolatto does
his best to create some very strong three-dimensional women and then they take
the back seat and become your typical moll or girlfriend character. Taylor Kitsch’s CCP character is at first
really interesting, a conflicted cop dealing with Mommy issues and sexual
confusion. But in the end none of this
was important and it’s almost like his character didn’t even need to be in the
show. Then there are at times where the
writing goes off the rails with some dialogue that’s almost too cheesy to
believe. I think he was trying for a
film noir like film speak but that’s hard to pull off. I’m convinced Pizzolatto is a fine writer and
storyteller but he needs a directing partner that will help bolster him with
their own creative energy. Fukunaga was
sorely missed. Grade: C+
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