"Ray Donovan" the series was one of the best things to happen to TV in a while. Like a darker, bleaker "Sopranos", "Ray Donovan" was an incredible show that was suddenly cancelled by Showtime, despite having its last season's finale end on a cliffhanger. Many fans like myself felt shortchanged by Showtime's abrupt cancellation but in the end our voices were heard.
Instead of properly ending the show with a full length season 8, the producers managed to wrangle out a movie that would wrap up Ray Donovan's story. Two years after its cancellation, "Ray Donovan The Movie" comes to finish the story.
The movie, unlike some of the series best episodes, moves at an excruciatingly slow pace, with barely any hard action sequences. The use of constant flashbacks were needed to round things up between Ray Donovan and his father Mickey. Production and acting are top notch and my only complain is that, being a movie it could've been a bit more faster paced.
Fortunately the ending wraps things up in a bittersweet kind of way with only Bridget's and Terry's arch left open for viewer interpretation.
Ray Donovan's story begged to have another full length season to wrap things up in a more even way but I understand the producers only got a chance to do this 2 hours "finale". If you want to fully appreciate this movie you have to see the entire series, otherwise its impact will be largely diminished.
7 out of 10. I will miss Ray Donovan series dearly ...
Instead of properly ending the show with a full length season 8, the producers managed to wrangle out a movie that would wrap up Ray Donovan's story. Two years after its cancellation, "Ray Donovan The Movie" comes to finish the story.
The movie, unlike some of the series best episodes, moves at an excruciatingly slow pace, with barely any hard action sequences. The use of constant flashbacks were needed to round things up between Ray Donovan and his father Mickey. Production and acting are top notch and my only complain is that, being a movie it could've been a bit more faster paced.
Fortunately the ending wraps things up in a bittersweet kind of way with only Bridget's and Terry's arch left open for viewer interpretation.
Ray Donovan's story begged to have another full length season to wrap things up in a more even way but I understand the producers only got a chance to do this 2 hours "finale". If you want to fully appreciate this movie you have to see the entire series, otherwise its impact will be largely diminished.
7 out of 10. I will miss Ray Donovan series dearly ...