21 reviews
New York State of Mind
intense
stunning Nicole Kidman
David E Kelly is a wonderful writer and I've known this since Big Little Lies. But the DIRECTING and the ACTING are fantastic in this episode. I just can't say more than that. It's unexpected and unpredictable. The scenes with shocking factor are stunningly well-made. I outstand Lily Rabe and Hugh Grant as well. I think this is a big Emmy-contender show.
- ismaelfer2005
- Nov 3, 2020
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Brilliantly presented through Grace Fraser's perspective
After an absolutely compelling first episode, several reveals come at the most inopportune and unexpected times in episode 2. Production design and camera work are seamless, as viewed through the eyes of Grace (Nicole Kidman in yet another stunningly good performance). The dizzying effect of each important revelation taunts us into wondering what's next. Bravo, David E. Kelly on creating The Undoing, and for hiring director Susanne Bier and company for a production commensurate with the quality we have come to expect from HBO. This is our new addiction!
- rhythmoriented
- Nov 1, 2020
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Lifetime movie? Seriously??
I like to read reviews either during or after watching shows, movies, miniseries like this because often other people pick up on interesting details I may have missed. I am really surprised at several "Lifetime movie" comparisons. I get the feeling that might be because that mediocre quality shows might be the typical fare that some viewers choose to watch. This series has an outstanding cast, great filming and production and so far, a riveting story to tell. Far, far better than Lifetime movies. HBO and the Lifetime channel are not even of the same quality, ever, HBO being much much better.
Intriguing.
For people criticizing Nicole Kidman's "overacting", you gotta understand that this is all probably part of the plot. She once again carries this episode showing the "craziness" and "what is going on" in her character. This episode had a shocking final 5 minutes that showed Hugh Grant's acting chops and if you're a fan of "Ozymandias" from Breaking Bad you might see similarities in the final scene. There's still 4 more episodes left so we don't know the truth.
- TheFirst01
- Nov 28, 2020
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Extremely annoying
I take this series as an image of contemporary society in the U.S., and it is extremely annoying. Endless innuendo and hypocrisy, people never saying what they actually mean, families living on a huge heap of deceit and hollow appearances. I am a recent fan of Nicole Kidman's acting, but here, especially as she is supposed to be a psychiatrist, I find it very odd that she has to behave in such an erratic manner. Ok, she is shocked that her husband is a consummate liar, but walking around in the middle of the street while babbling on her mobile phone as if trying to get herself run over by a passing car, or rummaging like a madwoman among his shirts and underthings, etc. do not seem to belong in here. And the flashbacks have become so cheap in recent years that they seem to trigger in me an instant reaction of rejection. Seriously?...
- alcorcrisan
- Nov 2, 2020
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Dawn
A gripping second episode with superb acting by Nicole Kidman who embodies her character with brilliance, especially shown in this episode. The atmosphere is suspenseful and mysterious, with more to come with that ending!
Best episode
One of the best episodes of TV I've seen!! This episode shocked me at every turn, Nicole Kidman plays grace so well and I feel she is the most real character I've seen in awhile. She is in true shock everything crumbling down around her. I love this episode and the way it ended was so dramatic I can't wait for more
- alexis_clifton
- Nov 7, 2020
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Disappointing second episode
- Just-A-Girl-14
- Nov 2, 2020
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Just... WOW
It's incredible how this episode is different from the first one. Mysterious, tensions, intrigues... it has all of this. I'm loving this show, really. It keeps you stick to the screen and your breath stops a lot of times.
Nicole Kidman is perfect for this dramatic shows, for this characters that are in a difficult situation. Amazing. I'm also liking Hugh Grant, he's not that bad (I don't know him, this is the first time I see him, I guess).
Nicole Kidman is perfect for this dramatic shows, for this characters that are in a difficult situation. Amazing. I'm also liking Hugh Grant, he's not that bad (I don't know him, this is the first time I see him, I guess).
- Littleman95
- Feb 19, 2021
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This is going to have twists and turns until the end.
- raquelmachadofernandes
- Nov 1, 2020
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Lifetime Movie-ish
Very slow. Lots of panicking and fake flashbacks. It's odd in NYC this murder would get all this attention. There's only the one storyline and the other characters are annoying. I'll give it one more episode to pick up. Not very good so far.
Gone wrong
- globalisationana
- Nov 1, 2020
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Interesting but ..
I think there will be more plot twists the next four episodes and hopefully we will see what actually happened instead of fake flashbacks and focusing on grace's emotions which made you think she is the one who did it
- renadkh-05977
- Nov 9, 2020
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Four more episodes?
I loved the first episode, and just finished no 2. And Im a bit dissapointed.
I do hope ther will come some interesting plot twists, otherwise I don't know how they are going to fill the next 4 episodes. We more or less already know what happend, is the rest just going to be flashbacks and pictures of Kidman walking around in NY?
I do hope ther will come some interesting plot twists, otherwise I don't know how they are going to fill the next 4 episodes. We more or less already know what happend, is the rest just going to be flashbacks and pictures of Kidman walking around in NY?
Predictable
The Missing
- bobcobb301
- Nov 17, 2020
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The Missing
Pretentious for nothing
I really don't see why most of the people here are voting that seriously for this one. The acting is... Well, thank god there are the kids! The only good performance here comes from them. Probably Grant is not that bad either, but Kidman is barely capable of creating any emotion whit this highly botoxed face. She was a great actor once precisely because of her face's capacity to transmit a variety of emotions, but it now turned into a mask of vanity and rejection, that greatly reduce the performative potential of this show since it is she whos the dominant personage, at least for now.
The narrative, on the other hand, is quite predictive, it doesn't even deserve serious analysis. The cinematography has its good moments, but I cannot say it deserves higher praise, especially after the second episode.
Don't know if there's anything more to say. Give it a try if it's for free. But my advice is - don't waste your money and surely don't invest much of expectations.
The narrative, on the other hand, is quite predictive, it doesn't even deserve serious analysis. The cinematography has its good moments, but I cannot say it deserves higher praise, especially after the second episode.
Don't know if there's anything more to say. Give it a try if it's for free. But my advice is - don't waste your money and surely don't invest much of expectations.
The review
This TV drama is a good example of a short, but exciting thriller series. The action takes place in New-York in the family of a highly paid psychotherapist Grace and a seasoned pediatric oncologist Jonathan, portrayed by Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant.
Grace appears to have a charmed life: she comes from an affluent family, she has a beloved husband, a bright son, and a successful career.
However, out of the blue, strange things start to happen. First, she encounters with Elena, a mother of her son's classmate, in several public places, and a few days later Elena is found bludgeoned to death. Meanwhile, Jonathan mysteriously disappears and becomes the main suspect in the eyes of the law, but the prosecutor doesn't have enough evidence... In this series, the costumes of the main characters are very well designed: Grace is elegantly dressed without appearing mediocre. Besides, there are quite a few details in the clothes of all the characters that are interesting to look at.
The interiors are also fascinating. For example, Grace's father house is located in an old striking building with a large hall, where he plays the white grand piano. The apartment also has a balcony on the top floor of a skyscraper with a view of the entire city.
I would also like to highlight that in this series there are a lot of psychologically complex and interesting secondary characters, whose lives intertwine and whose personal stories are fascinating to observe.
I would highly recommend this TV drama to those who don't have the patience to watch a long, monotonous series and who love thrillers and whodoneit movies, as well as drama and visually stunning shots.
Grace appears to have a charmed life: she comes from an affluent family, she has a beloved husband, a bright son, and a successful career.
However, out of the blue, strange things start to happen. First, she encounters with Elena, a mother of her son's classmate, in several public places, and a few days later Elena is found bludgeoned to death. Meanwhile, Jonathan mysteriously disappears and becomes the main suspect in the eyes of the law, but the prosecutor doesn't have enough evidence... In this series, the costumes of the main characters are very well designed: Grace is elegantly dressed without appearing mediocre. Besides, there are quite a few details in the clothes of all the characters that are interesting to look at.
The interiors are also fascinating. For example, Grace's father house is located in an old striking building with a large hall, where he plays the white grand piano. The apartment also has a balcony on the top floor of a skyscraper with a view of the entire city.
I would also like to highlight that in this series there are a lot of psychologically complex and interesting secondary characters, whose lives intertwine and whose personal stories are fascinating to observe.
I would highly recommend this TV drama to those who don't have the patience to watch a long, monotonous series and who love thrillers and whodoneit movies, as well as drama and visually stunning shots.