Der Kuss des Sandmanns (TV Mini Series 2010)
29KDer Kuss des Sandmanns: With Trinity Barden, Sara Gregory, Joshua Close, Matthew Chadwick. DI Tom Thorne’s only key to catching a serial killer is a survivor unable to move or communicate.
“Here we have a three-ring circus PLUS the kitchen sink. This show is so chock-a-block with clichés, red herrings, obvious plot contrivances, and all the current motifs of crime TV that itu0026#39;s hard to imagine what they left out. (We have the renegade cop always in trouble but with infallible instincts, the cold female boss, the seemingly genius serial killer that no one can catch no matter how many clues are strewn about in plain sight, the u0026#39;orrible, u0026#39;orrible crime, the cop himself and/or loved ones drawn into danger, dubious psychology made up on the fly, etc., ad nauseum.) The show is all so blatantly contrived that it seems to veer into self-parody on numerous occasions, totally undercutting whatever dread or deep engagement weu0026#39;re supposed to be experiencing. Sadly, with so much fine British TV to chose from, never seen on these shores, this is a show that Encore chose to bring over to the US. No thanks.”
