When I first learned that the ending of the show was faithful to the original, I took it for granted that HBO, and even Nicole, should apologize and remake the ending. Of course, there are a lot of jokes in it, and more want them to set an example for Chinese filmmakers represented by Zhang Yimou. In a civilized society, an apology is necessary. And director Zhang Yimou's previous sentence "I can't be scolded", it is no exaggeration to say, is the habitual thinking of a film dictator. Going back to the topic of "Doing Nothing", I haven't read the original work, so I can't compare the issue of adaptation. Of course, the clues and suspense in this play are not rigorous, some of them are intentional, such as the victim's husband's alibi. However, I guess that the process of changing the drama has strengthened the suspiciousness of many characters around the heroine. As for the heroine's own status as a psychiatrist, the usual practice is to change her mind to have mental problems in the end. Isn't it absurd? Is it a plot hole? I don't think so, this is precisely the most special part of the show. It has more dramatic conflict and more appropriate and beneficial allegory than the heroine herself being a murderer. If Nicole was just a "partner" of Reese Witherspoon in "Big Little Lies", then in "Doing Nothing" she was on her own. The reversal of her testimony in court at the end of the last episode is a radiant paragraph. Although I paid too much attention to the plot, I did not pay too much attention to her performance, but from a certain point of view, this may be Nicole's career The best scene in my career surpassed the prosthetic nose in "The Moment" for the Academy Award for Best Actress, or the dew point in Kubrick's curtain call "Eyes Widespread." There is no sarcasm in this comment. But one thing I have to point out is that Nicole's goddess is still too heavy, not only her body, but also her facial muscles, so to some extent, the performance is also distorted. Unlike Hugh Grant, who once left the goddess Elizabeth Hurley because of a prostitute in reality, although the wrinkles on his face looked like zebra crossings, he continued to squeeze proudly, as if the parallel wrinkles could echo out. Handsome and hot. In addition, a story like this may be better adapted into a movie, and it is easier to unify the front and back. Even such a limited series is a bit too long and too diluted, and I think this drama can be reviewed and received at the awards ceremony. A lot, and it shouldn't be an exception like "Big Little Lies", plus a second season. Hope not.
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