There is much to recommend "Deadwood" -- performances, dialogue, sets, cinematography, all contributing to it being one of the best television series of all time. But for Ian McShane's performance alone, the best and most powerful ever on the small screen, all lovers of film are obligated to watch. I am left breathless with my bottom jaw dropped every time he is on screen.
This isn't to say other performances aren't superb. Brad Dourif and Robin Weigert are especially noteworthy, and it's great to have Powers Boothe's calculated "cool" back on the screen.
Despite setting and time frame, this is by no means a typical "western". Those who appreciate the genre are by no means assured of enjoying it, but, conversely, people who don't usually enjoy westerns shouldn't let the format scare them off.
Dialogue is unlike anything ever heard in film. It regularly veers into the poetic and the surreal with long sentences and monologues being a mix of educated grammar and rough slang. I am frequently distracted from the meaning by the beauty of its sound.
Not to be missed!!!
This isn't to say other performances aren't superb. Brad Dourif and Robin Weigert are especially noteworthy, and it's great to have Powers Boothe's calculated "cool" back on the screen.
Despite setting and time frame, this is by no means a typical "western". Those who appreciate the genre are by no means assured of enjoying it, but, conversely, people who don't usually enjoy westerns shouldn't let the format scare them off.
Dialogue is unlike anything ever heard in film. It regularly veers into the poetic and the surreal with long sentences and monologues being a mix of educated grammar and rough slang. I am frequently distracted from the meaning by the beauty of its sound.
Not to be missed!!!