Mare of Eastttown (2021)

At first sight, this looked like yet another Detective story that we get every year but the fact that it was starring the magnificent Kate Winslet and was done by HBO, intrigued me enough to give it a shot. Starting in a rather weak fashion with the general tropes of the genre, the show seems average at best. Fortunately, the subsequent episodes begin to spin the mystery and before long, the narrative takes shape.

The story takes place in a small town which is unfamiliar with serious crimes, but the situation takes a hard turn when young girls begin to disappear and one is found dead. This forces the town's detective Mare to fill up her vape and begin investigating. Everyone knows each other and more often that not, everyone is each other's relative and these relatives have dark pasts so investigation creates a lot of drama and conflicts. After digging through the dirt, Mare eventually discovers a most unexpected mystery.

Kate Winslet showed a lot of dedication to her role in terms of appearance and immense acting skill by creating a person who is difficult to like; yet, possible to sympathize with. My favorite character though, has to be her mother who alleviates the tension and adds much needed lightness to the serious theme. What kills the consistency of show though, are a multitude of small faults that are either forced plot points or plain unrealism. These mistakes are spread all over the surface and I couldn't help but spot them. However, being only 7 episodes, the show doesn't stretch it's narrative and as a result manages to keep the plot moving so if you enjoy detective stories, you will enjoy Mare of Eastttown.

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