Sure, Amy Adams is terrific, but this is a painful watching experience. It's not a "slow-burner" so much as a "non-burner." Enough time is spent driving around the empty streets of the small town, that the series could be condensed into 7 episodes instead of 8. Ostensibly a murder mystery, there's precious little actual investigation. The cringe factor is really high, the myriad brief flashbacks are often bewildering (not assisted by a multitude of young blond actresses who aren't always distinguishable). And the climax is neither all that surprising or satisfying. Mostly I felt creeped out by the end of the series which, if a BBC production, would most likely have been 4 episodes tops.
Review of Sharp Objects
