TV Show
United Kingdom, United States of America
English
Drama, Mystery
2024
Cate Blanchett, Indira Varma, Kevin Kline
7.6
The Staff
TLDR
It’s a fun revenge story starring Cate Blanchett as yet another woman on the edge of madness—what’s not to love?
What it's about
A celebrated reporter slowly descends into madness when someone from her past comes back to haunt her and her family.
The take
Starring the Cate Blanchett and directed by Alfonso Cuaron, Disclaimer is every bit as cinematic and enjoyable as you’d imagine it to be. It’s juicy and well-performed (Hoyeon’s unnatural acting notwithstanding), filled with enough twists and turns to keep you seated despite the occasionally melodramatic plot. It’s designed to make you crave more: more rich acting, more pulpy mystery, more explosive secrets, and more emotional breakdowns, which Blanchett has certainly mastered. It’s not as deep as it thinks itself to be, and the script can be overwrought at times (do we really need every single movement narrated?) but the fun twists, great performances, and beautiful cinematography more than makes up for them.
What stands out
Whether it’s an overwritten line or an over-the-top twist, all is forgiven when Blanchett is on screen.
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