11-15-2009, 01:27 AM
I heard a review on NPR yesterday. They also played a clip. It's sounds really disappointing. First, there's no "Number XXX", their just referring to the characters as "Two" and "Six". Second, according to the reviewer, Ian McKellan as Two is a scene stealer. Not a bad thing, but unlike the original, he stays Two for the duration of the mini-series. I thought the failures and replacement of each Number Two was an integral part to the original series, showing that Number Six, while not necessarily figuring out his situation, he still had the upper had.
In the clip they played, Six is a total puss. He's no McGoohan. You just want to shoot him. After hearing the clip and the review, it seems that the only reason to watch this remake is to see how bad they fuck it up.
--tg
In the clip they played, Six is a total puss. He's no McGoohan. You just want to shoot him. After hearing the clip and the review, it seems that the only reason to watch this remake is to see how bad they fuck it up.
--tg