REVIEW #198 True Detective (Season 1)

Two homicide detectives in Louisiana are assigned to the murder of Dora Lange, an investigation that spans over a decade. Years after Detective Marty Hart and Rust Cohle believed they cracked the case, the pair are pulled back in to the trail of corruption and brutality. But can the pair put aside their old differences for the greater good…

True Detective season 1 is well and truly peak television, spearheaded by the stellar performances of Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughy. The show is constructed as a nonlinear narrative, crossing between different timelines to create a wonderfully captivating and equally brutal detective story. The highlight of the show is definitely the two lead detectives, the character work is extraordinary and the way in which Harrelson and McConaughy portrayed those individuals is, in my opinion, their career best work, at least from what I’ve seen of their filmography anyway. The latter especially because Rust Cohle is such a complex character and despite his faults the audience can’t help but route for him. The murder case itself is one that pulls the audience in, you can’t help but find yourself trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle and that’s the best effect a detective show can have. I had heard great things about season one but what surprised me the most was the cinematography, the organic visuals reminded me of the work of Roger Deakins, which I loved. So credit has to go out to Adam Arkapaw, the cinematographer of the show. If you haven’t watched season one yet then please make it the next thing you watch, you wont be disappointed! It’s story starts and finishes in 8 episodes before moving on to another separate story with different characters in season 2, so there’s not a lot to watch, short and sweet! 

Overall (9.5/10)

Thanks for reading!
Callan 

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