I've wanted to see this for years, after seeing all the great reviews and an Emmy Award. I waited for it to come on cable, and still never saw it. I finally decided to buy the series.
Well, I'm sitting here forcing myself to watch it. The acting is not terrific, nor is the story. It's a story that's been shown over and over again. Love triangle. Marriage to a bad man, leaving the true love behind, terrible abuses to the slaves, etc.
I found it very distracting that the West Point uniforms were so poorly fitted to the actors. And that's says a lot about this series. If it were as good as the reviews stated, I'm sure I wouldn't notice the ill fitted costumes!
There are much better stories of this time in our history. Color me disappointed.
Well, I'm sitting here forcing myself to watch it. The acting is not terrific, nor is the story. It's a story that's been shown over and over again. Love triangle. Marriage to a bad man, leaving the true love behind, terrible abuses to the slaves, etc.
I found it very distracting that the West Point uniforms were so poorly fitted to the actors. And that's says a lot about this series. If it were as good as the reviews stated, I'm sure I wouldn't notice the ill fitted costumes!
There are much better stories of this time in our history. Color me disappointed.