A bizarre murder brings together three police officers and a career criminal in the corrupt city of Vinci, California.A bizarre murder brings together three police officers and a career criminal in the corrupt city of Vinci, California.A bizarre murder brings together three police officers and a career criminal in the corrupt city of Vinci, California.
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- TriviaPizzalatto based the fictional city of Vinci on the real-life city of Vernon, a city a few miles south of downtown LA, also known for its corruption and environmental pollution.
- GoofsAni's father mentions that her sister, Athena, is named after the Greek goddess of love. In Greek mythology, Athena is actually the goddess of wisdom and Aphrodite is the goddess of love.
- Quotes
Ray Velcoro: If you ever bully or hurt anybody again, I'll come back and butt fuck your father with your mom's headless corpse on this goddamn lawn.
Featured review
New Aesthetic
It's going to be hard to top last years brilliant season of True Detective. Not only was it a fascinating crime drama, but it was a haunting look into two deteriorating detectives' lives. It's one of the great detective tales we have in any form of cinema, but I still had high hopes for this new season of True Detective. And I have to say, I like the season premiere.
We're now focused on 3 different police officers, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, and Colin Farrell. This episode was much more focused on setting up each of our characters than giving us a jaw dropping case to begin with. But I think the fact that these 3 police officers are all from different places is going to create an interesting dynamic throughout the season. Throw in Vince Vaughn, a criminal rising in his own business, and we will likely have a unique crime drama. But even with the new approach and aesthetic, it still feels like True Detective. The opening credits, besides the song, are quite similar. And even the score is surprisingly similar to last year's. We spent most of the first episode focused on 4 different stories. I found McAdams and Farrell's stories to be the most interesting. I figure the former's family dynamic to be something to keep an eye on this season. Farrell's tendency to take it one step too far is a weakness that will no doubt come to be important for the case. So I like where the story is potentially heading.
I don't think we should expect anything special from this season, I just want to be entertained. And I think that's a reasonable expectation from a season with a cast and crew this impressive. I would just hope they don't try to do too much with the story and stick to what made the first season so impressive, great character drama.
+New approach
+Music and feel
+Sets up characters
-Kitsch's story
-Vaughn hasn't won me over just yet
8.1/10
We're now focused on 3 different police officers, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, and Colin Farrell. This episode was much more focused on setting up each of our characters than giving us a jaw dropping case to begin with. But I think the fact that these 3 police officers are all from different places is going to create an interesting dynamic throughout the season. Throw in Vince Vaughn, a criminal rising in his own business, and we will likely have a unique crime drama. But even with the new approach and aesthetic, it still feels like True Detective. The opening credits, besides the song, are quite similar. And even the score is surprisingly similar to last year's. We spent most of the first episode focused on 4 different stories. I found McAdams and Farrell's stories to be the most interesting. I figure the former's family dynamic to be something to keep an eye on this season. Farrell's tendency to take it one step too far is a weakness that will no doubt come to be important for the case. So I like where the story is potentially heading.
I don't think we should expect anything special from this season, I just want to be entertained. And I think that's a reasonable expectation from a season with a cast and crew this impressive. I would just hope they don't try to do too much with the story and stick to what made the first season so impressive, great character drama.
+New approach
+Music and feel
+Sets up characters
-Kitsch's story
-Vaughn hasn't won me over just yet
8.1/10
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- ThomasDrufke
- Jun 21, 2015
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Filming locations
- Players Casino, Ventura, California, USA(Casino that Ani Bezzerides exits from at night)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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