I was really disappointed to watch this television series for a full excruciating 5 hours waiting to see if somewhere in the story would be something that could be related to the book of Mr. Ludlum. Apart from names and places and yes, basically the plot is there but this series is nothing like the authors's book and is centered, as mentioned by other reviewers, on Mr. Collins' libidinal capacities and good looks. Performances by supporting cast is probably what saved this movie. That and some of the details that went into the production, such as cars, mainly. But even the clothing fashion does not match the era. To be frank, Stephen Collins delivers a somewhat honest effort but nothing more. Mrs Hutton, with all due respect, is pretty bad is her "femme fatale" role, (just think of the sequence when she tries to run away from her enemies in her high heels in a desert-like area.) The re-writing made by Richard Collins (any relation to Stephen???) is what killed it for me, turning it into a laughable story about a romance that is not at all convincing. I give this a "generous" 4 out of ten.
Review of The Rhinemann Exchange
