(Review based on watching the whole of the season with the "Via crucis" plot, which I suppose was the first season.)
By a coincidence, I missed the first minutes of the first episode. Upon hearing the accents and upon discovering the off-beat and laconic humor, I thought : hang on, this series seems to come from Australia ! And indeed, Australia it was.
"Jack Irish" is a pretty good thriller series with a strangely likeable and addictive hero/anti-hero. It contains a number of quirky plot twists and of funny, picturesque characters (such as a Greek chorus of old men propping up the bar and reminiscing about a long-forgotten sports legend), but it also dares to tackle serious, contemporary themes. On the whole the mix works ; I suppose mainly as a result of the casting and acting, both of which are exceptional. Many of the characters look and feel like real, living individuals one could meet in a pub, a courtroom, a self-help group for recovering addicts.
I for one hope to watch the next seasons too.
By a coincidence, I missed the first minutes of the first episode. Upon hearing the accents and upon discovering the off-beat and laconic humor, I thought : hang on, this series seems to come from Australia ! And indeed, Australia it was.
"Jack Irish" is a pretty good thriller series with a strangely likeable and addictive hero/anti-hero. It contains a number of quirky plot twists and of funny, picturesque characters (such as a Greek chorus of old men propping up the bar and reminiscing about a long-forgotten sports legend), but it also dares to tackle serious, contemporary themes. On the whole the mix works ; I suppose mainly as a result of the casting and acting, both of which are exceptional. Many of the characters look and feel like real, living individuals one could meet in a pub, a courtroom, a self-help group for recovering addicts.
I for one hope to watch the next seasons too.