There really is far, far too much chewing up the scenery.
I'm looking forward to later episodes where Cumberbatch gets and opportunity to do some proper acting.
The first episode is, apparently, based on the second book. I think they'd have been wise to start at the first book. Undoubtably the description of all the excess is necessary, but it goes on far too long and becomes, frankly, a bore.
In a film, the whole episode would have been well dealt with in fifteen minutes, and I felt that, without losing much at all, the first episode could have been cut to that, and improved.
I'm looking forward to later episodes where Cumberbatch gets and opportunity to do some proper acting.
The first episode is, apparently, based on the second book. I think they'd have been wise to start at the first book. Undoubtably the description of all the excess is necessary, but it goes on far too long and becomes, frankly, a bore.
In a film, the whole episode would have been well dealt with in fifteen minutes, and I felt that, without losing much at all, the first episode could have been cut to that, and improved.