FREE SHOWTIME TRIAL BARELY WORTH IT

So Hulu notified me that I could get the Showtime add-on for one week free, then 99 cents per month for two months. Usually I resist the urge for these promotions, but I figured what the heck and signed up.

I went through the A-Z list of movies and found several that I liked, most of which I have seen. But I was excited to see the new Fletch movie with Jon Hamm, and the Dexter "continuation" series, "Dexter: New Blood."

They were both huge disappointments. "Confess, Fletch" is idiotic, a washed-out modern paper doll of a movie that doesn't hold a candle to the original or its sequel. Jon Hamm, although talented, does not come close to the impish charm of Chevy Chase's performance of the 80s. It was one of those movie experiences where I just wanted to stop watching, but thought, oh well, I've watched this much, might as well suffer through the rest of it.

Then I watched the first episode of "Dexter: New Blood." (Spoilers ahead) Hoo boy, what a stink bomb. So, Dexter doesn't change his appearance at all, and establishes another life for himself in New York state? And no one suspects him? But his son tracks him down somehow and just shows up? There's no way. And the assortment of glistening perfection he works with...ugh. I won't go into detail; let's just say they fill all the boxes in the most ham-fisted, obvious way.

Speaking of obvious, the first villain is introduced with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. A rich, spoiled trust fund asshole with a sadistic streak and a murder record that was covered up. How do we find this out? The guy's friend just blurts it out to Dexter because he's sick of the rich guy's abuse.

Whoever wrote this drivel should go back to scrubbing garbage cans.

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anonymous Other December 27, 2022 at 9:24 am 0 0