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The Night Agent (2023)
Terrible Dialogue
The plot itself is what drew me to watch this show. I love a good conspiracy thriller. It seemed as though it would be the perfect pick to binge on a lazy Sunday with a big bowl of popcorn.
The opening really draws you in. I immediately thought, "This show is going to be awesome!" But then, halfway through episode 1, I began to realize how badly it was written.
98% of the dialogue is wretchedly juvenile and cringey. The writers tried way too hard to try to make the characters' conversations hip and current and it simply did not work (at all!) and it showed on the actors' faces. There were plenty of moments when I was literally LOL'ing because the dialogue was beyond stupid and it was laughably "painful" to watch the actors saying that stuff. I can't fault the actors here. Bad writing is bad writing, and they had no choice but to work with what they were given.
Sarah Desjardin's (Maddie Redfield) acting was awful to watch. I found myself rooting for her character to die because it was so bad. Gabriel Basso (Peter Sutherland), Luciane Buchanan (Rose Larkin), and Fola Evans-Akingbola (Chelsea Arrington) also had several brief instances of bad acting, and for these times it wasn't the dialogue's fault. Eve Harlow (Ellen), D. B. Woodside (Erik Monks), and Hong Chau (Diane Farr) stole the spotlight, in my opinion, as far as bringing their characters to life and delivering solid performances.
The sets were on point. I feel like those were nailed perfectly. Most of the fight scenes were pretty good, but some had minor flaws that were easily overlooked.
It's a good binge as long as you don't expect too much out of it (i.e. The dialogue). It kept me entertained for what it is and I looked forward to what was going to happen next at the end of each episode. I mainly gave it only 4 stars because of the dialogue.
A Merry Single Christmas (2022)
Terrible
Firstly, I'm an avid watcher of these types of Christmas movies. I watch one-two during the daytime leading up to Christmas Eve. I like the feel-good simple romantic comedy spirit about them.
With that said... While the plot for A Merry Single Christmas seemed Christmas-y entertaining and right up my alley, between the writing (that is, the dialog) and the acting, this is completely unwatchable. I have seen better acting at high school plays. There's only one scene that was worth anything: The last scene of Juliet's, which isn't even the lead character.
I strongly suggest not wasting your time. You will want that one hour and twenty-eight minutes back...just like I do.