Strictly speaking, "The Night Manager" is a spy war drama about veteran Jonathan Pine (played by Tom Hiddleston) who works as a night manager in a hotel, but accidentally gets involved in the black market arms dealer Richard In order to eradicate this hypocritical business tycoon in the business of De Roper ("Uncle House" Hugh Laurie), he had to sneak under his command to spy on the news. However, in view of the existence of Dousen, the focus of the friends is naturally on "Yan". The director is also well versed in the psychology of fans. In the play, Shiver's eyes, hands, lips, long legs, and mermaid lines are all used to the best of their ability. A large number of close-up shots fully show that his appearance can definitely stand the test. ——You can even observe how long his eyelashes are, how many sunburns on his forehead, and how many tattoos on his forehead through this play; the director also "intimately" used the plot to expose his "measures": legs The length is 114 cm, the bust is 104 cm, and the waist is 83 cm. In the third episode, Rapo wants to give Jonathan a new identity and give him a company. Under the camera, Dousen's lips are biting, his eyes are smiling, and the corners of his mouth are curling up... Such scenes can be found everywhere in the play, as if what you are seeing is not a British drama, but a personal portrait of Shakespeare with no dead ends, for people to slowly appreciate and ponder. Not to mention, the special benefits of taking off every episode, from chest muscles to abs to hips, are continuously displayed.
In contrast, Uncle House, who didn't appear much in the first two episodes, showed the character settings more through other people's descriptions and his own lines. In the eyes of the enemy, he was cruel and terrible, but in front of Dousen, he was more like a character. A restrained and intelligent senior.
In addition to the two high-value male actors who are academically superior, the heroine Elizabeth Debicki, who is 190 in height, is also unconventional. She plays the mistress of Rapo. Her beautiful back appears many times in the play, and she The action details of changing clothes are captured in a seductive and not erotic manner.
In terms of painting style, the play was filmed in the United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Monaco and other places. The director adopted the method of long-range aerial photography, shooting every frame as a movie, whether it is the Swiss snowy mountains that are so beautiful to my heart or the earth. The Spanish island of Mallorca, which is the closest to paradise, and even the solemn British Houses of Parliament, are breathtakingly beautiful. From a shooting point of view alone, it can definitely be called the best travel video in Europe.
However, the good looks of the actors and the beauty of the pictures can't make up for the biggest bug in the play - the plot. There are six episodes in this play. The first two episodes are used to explain the reason why Jonathan went undercover at Rapper. Not to mention too long, the control of the narrative rhythm is also not handled properly: the first episode begins in Cairo, Egypt, and ends with four Years later, in Zermatt, Switzerland, the second episode jumped to Spain again, and after ten minutes, it jumped to Switzerland and Devon, England six months ago... Every time the audience was about to enter the play, they switched to Another scene or point in time that feels extremely detached. After officially entering the theme of "hidden", the audience did not feel the sense of urgency in the spy drama. Jonathan and the Rapper family lived happily on a small island outside the world. The atmosphere was even warmer and more harmonious than many family ethics dramas. On top of that, the episode lacks logic in the handling of some key plot points. For example, why did Arlekan, the beautiful mistress, risk her life to reveal information about the "worst man in the world" to the hotel manager who she had only met a few times after only knowing that Jonathan had a friend working in the British embassy? He didn't even think of a way out for himself; the development of their love was also confusing, how could it suddenly be upgraded from a one-night affair to a death one, so that Jonathan would not hesitate to abandon a stable job and a generous income in the future Even abandoning his personality and turning himself into a thug and a criminal, he wants to take revenge for her; on the other hand, after a few words of persuasion from his friends, Rapper gave up Keqi, who had followed him for many years, and reused Jonathan, who he knew only a few days. The behavior of a calm and sophisticated arms boss. In addition, the screenwriter also inserted a lot of subplots, including the house of the big river (MI6) and Langley (referring to the CIA), the relationship between the permanent secretary and international law enforcement agencies, the relationship between Jade's past and What does it have to do with her approaching Rapper, etc. However, 2/3 of the space has passed, but none of the clues have been clearly explained! I feel that the screenwriter wants to express too many things, such as patriotism, human nature, and the balance of power... But after the average effort, there is no point.
If you are a licking party, then this beauty photo & beautiful scenery film will definitely make you fall in love with it; but if you are a plot controller, then keep it at a distance, don't let it destroy the impression of British drama in your mind.
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