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UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES

February 18th 2009 00:36

Episode 2 in this series has just been shown on tv and, if anything, it was even more boring than episode 1.
This second Underbelly series isn't a patch on the first. Many bloopers have been pointed out already but these mistakes might have been overlooked if the overall production was up to par. It isn't. There's the 70s threads, the 70s props and the oh-so-self-conscious use of 70s music. But it looks like it is set today with some people in retro-gear. Whoever was responsible for this just didn't have a clue - or maybe it was done on the cheap.

Matthew Newton's performance as Terry Clark has been criticised but I think he plays the young upstart very well. You'd have to ask a Kiwi about the accent though. Anna Hutchinson as Allison Dine is very good too. But the guy who plays his Asia partner (whose name I can't remember) has the most godawful Scottish accent heard on Australian television in many years. What were they thinking? This is the sort of detail that makes or breaks the quality. And some of those bit part actors are so obviously actors acting that you just can't be drawn in.
The whole thing plays like a series of short grabs that never develops into fully-fleshed scenes. And the sex ... oh my god it's monotonous. Very very disappointing.

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Comment by Cibbuano

February 18th 2009 21:18

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boring sex scenes? That's a crime against nature..

Comment by Teresa Ralton

February 18th 2009 22:50

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Hi Cib
The sex scenes were actually quite well done - if a little soft and blurry - but there was simply too much and, combined with a lack of solid dramatic substance, It got so so tedious. Someone else described it as being like watching soft porn and I have to agree.

Comment by Janet Collins

March 7th 2009 02:18

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I haven't had a chance to catch up with any of the second series yet. I'll probably now wait till the DVD comes out. I have heard it' not a patch on the first.

Comment by Teresa Ralton

March 7th 2009 03:10

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Hi Janet
It grows more cringe-worthy with each episode. I was actually think of doing an update but just didn't get round to it then missed the last episode. Everything about this series is self-conscious. But I think Matthew Newton does a very good job.