The only color comes in hallucinatory dream sequences, where a blood-red dread soaks the stage.
Imagine if Ken Burns directedSuccession the result would be something like this theatrical docudrama.
It’s intentional, without question.
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And everything in the production from its design to its performances is air-tight in execution.
But whether or not it works is probably an entirely personal experience.
The takeaway is unclear are we supposed to empathize?
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All of the above?
It’s an immigrant story, and a muddy one at that.
