Black Rabbit

[Anonymous]

DH and I also loved it. The cast was great. Although I didn’t like Jude Law’s character, he himself did an amazing job.

[Anonymous]

I’m halfway through Black Rabbit now. It’s very well done, and all the acting is top notch. Disagree that Jason Bateman is miscast - I love his manic energy and I think he nails the “means well but is a continual screw up” vibe. I found Jude Law’s accent distracting, as it’s a weird combination of British and New York. My biggest gripe is that it seems unrelentingly grim - you can see the train wrecks coming and it makes a tough watch over eight episodes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jude Law is amazing in everything. I really underestimated his talent but am now a believer, lol.

Watched all of Black Rabbit and thought Jude Law was great (even though his character was very much like the amazing British character he played in The Nest).

Jason Bateman was miscast. A stronger actor (e.g., Ben Mendelsohn or Christoph Walz) coud have made it more interesting, perhaps?

I absolutely agree with pp that switching the roles would have made this show much more electric.

Walz? That would have been wrong, as good as Walz is.

I thought Bateman was very good. Every scene with Bateman and Law was intense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it meanders a little and the heavies - Junior and Babbit scenes are both stressful and dull. But Jude Law and Jason Bateman and the ensemble cast are watchable, its an atmospheric NYC narrative. Sometimes it is way too dark to see anything on screen and a lot of episodes have been directed by Laura Linney.

I think that's the idea. It's supposed to be distressing that these dumb losers have so much leverage over Vince because Vince is such a screw up.

[Anonymous]

Kotsur was outstanding. Very interesting to see a deaf crime boss.

He was incredible in CODA. I will make it a point to see more of his work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kotsur was outstanding. Very interesting to see a deaf crime boss.

He was incredible in CODA. I will make it a point to see more of his work.

Agreed, I think Kotsur is a great screen presence. Love him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it meanders a little and the heavies - Junior and Babbit scenes are both stressful and dull. But Jude Law and Jason Bateman and the ensemble cast are watchable, its an atmospheric NYC narrative. Sometimes it is way too dark to see anything on screen and a lot of episodes have been directed by Laura Linney.

This sounds like a ChatGPT response.

Anyway, I watched the first two episodes, and I have not gone back. I love Jason Bateman (and I also like Jude Law), and I want to love this, but so far, I haven't been hooked. I'm willing to give it another try, though.

[Anonymous]

If you stopped watching it’s your loss. It was a chaotic plot line, but well worth the watch.