Realtor Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and her husband, former tennis player Nathan (Chris Messina) they lead a not the most elite life by the standards of wealthy white Los Angeles residents: they do not climb the career ladder, make a living with a scratch, expect a child, do not start a relationship. Everything changes when True Crime fan Ava discovers that her new plumber, Matt, loves her. (Tom Batman) and there is the same Westside Ripper terrorizing the entire region. Then the couple decide to make money from it and instead of turning their friend over to the police, they offer the serial killer to record a podcast. Of course, to take his word that the murders will stop here.
Frame from the series “Based on true events” (2023)
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“Based on true events” is the rare case in which a foreign TV series is drawn for comparison with a Russian TV series first and foremost. And an even rarer case where the Russian one wins in this comparison. “Events” intersect in many ways suspiciously with “Secrets of Family Life”, in which young spouses (played by Alena Mikhailova and Pyotr Skvortsov) save their marriage by becoming a serial killer duo. Both shows revolve around the simple idea that a common cause helps a lot to strengthen the family (and of course, alone is not enough to save this family from collapse). Both shows often try to scam the audience by skimming fake scenes at it. And they’re both generous with a bit of cartoonish shredding (the way The Events looks at slasher territory sounds like the gory background of showrunner Craig Rosenberg, author of The Boys and Preacher).
Frame from the series “Based on true events” (2023)
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Surprisingly (given that Ozarks writer Jason Bateman works here as a producer), Secrets outperforms in each of these areas. “Based on true events” doesn’t keep intrigue where it should, and it also keeps it where it shouldn’t for some reason. Strange attempts to grab the viewer by the nose quickly become frustrating. The story doesn’t fit into eight half-hour episodes and requires at least a few more episodes, but instead the show ends mid-sentence and doesn’t feel like an ending (or at least a final abyss). Cuoco and Messina play weary tired people (without the familiar enthusiasm from Flight Attendant, everything fades quickly), but at least they give Tom Bateman a chance to shine, as Tom Bateman plays the true crime hero with conspicuous delight. -crime. As a commentary on the general fascination with true crime, “Based on a true story” is not very consistent: in that sense the series seems like a desperate attempt to satisfy hunger between seasons of the Murders in the same building, furthermore, for a series about podcasts, actually It makes the process of working on podcasts look criminal enough.
From the “The Boys” and “Preacher” screenwriters with the “Ozark” writer, I admit you expect a little more (especially after the excellent Florida Man, which is also produced by Jason Bateman), but, unfortunately, at the end of the season “Based on real events” I want to immediately put it in a pile full of unresolved cases and leave it there.
Source: Gazeta
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