This shows some promise so far, no cheesy music, fake lens flare or lines designed to make every character look a smart ass. A good cast and the way the characters are linked reminded me of Crash, the way it deals with the grief of the family surrounding these events reminded of Rectify. What I think will let it down is the crime has been perpetrated, not having an ongoing situation limits the story lines and takes a dimension away that could have created a more complexed set of motives amongst the characters. The moral points the show is trying to make feel clumsily added and could be a more effectively put forward if they were more subtle. I got to episode three so I'm hoping this grows! This is tending towards the boring now, I'd rather just watch The Wire again!
Review of American Crime
