TheEvilTwin

The first two seasons were a fabulous achievement, but in the third season it sank so drastically deep into boredom that I didn't even finish the whole thing, preferring instead to watch a five-minute recap. The Man in the High Castle is one of the most over-the-top and original series we could ask for. As an alternate reality where the Germans won WW2 along with the Japanese and took over America is amazing material to film, we watch a superbly constructed world from the start and devour episode after episode, even more so when you add in the perfectly constructed plot, which includes films of resistance members in which America won the war and defeated the Germans. So what is true and what is false? Which version of reality is the right one? These are questions the show throws at us from the very beginning and doesn't answer until the end of season 4, so I just watched hour after hour to finally learn the truth. The problem, however, was that the truth wouldn't and didn't come, and thus I gave up halfway through the season 3, because it was extremely drawn out and the time jump between the 2nd and 3rd seasons was so strange and so far away that I actually got completely lost in it and had no interest in watching any longer. That said, if I were to rate the first two seasons, I wouldn't be afraid to say that this was almost a work of art, from the script, to the visuals or all the sides (the resistance, the Nazis, the Japanese..) facing each other, it's full of intrigue, great characters and above all it's all shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere that makes you keep watching. I will not comment on the rest of the series and let everyone make their own picture. But it must also be said that this is definitely not a relaxing series, but a proper brain crusher, where you will not rest and will have to think, so whoever wants similar things, go ahead.

The film literally oozes an attempt to get closer to Jordan Peele's directorial style, with scene transitions, the musical score or even typical Peele shots, but the result is half-baked, unfinished and with many holes. I guess it's true that the less you know about the film the better, so I'd rather not spoil anything and just say that it's a clever combination of mystery and thriller that's both unremarkable and fun to watch, and although it's a pretty half-baked piece, it's definitely an interesting film that everyone should see. All that being said, this doesn't change the fact that for a director's debut, this is a damn fine, even excellent, piece of work in this regard.

For me, a rather below average drama/romance that benefits mainly from the unorthodox idea that the two leads are incorporated into, namely the NASA setting and filming of the moon landing. Unfortunately, I don't find any other good points in the film – the chemistry between the protagonists is too weak, there is very little romance, the humour is also zero and there is no originality, entertainment or anything "extra" to speak of. It's a skippable, pointless film with no added value, not to mention that the two A-list leads don’t have much to work with either.