Z is the Amazon series that charts the relationship between brassy southern belle Zelda Sayre (Christina Ricci) and F Scott Fitzgerald. Zelda would go on to become his wife and muse.
In the pilot episode, Zelda lives in a small town which has little to do apart from gossip and flirting. She sneaks off to dance with soldiers much to the irritation of her stern father, a judge.
It is there Zelda dances with F Scott whose army unit is based nearby, sparks fly for him when he see the dazzling Zelda but we would be hard pushed to notice as the actor is bland.
Not so with Ricci, she gives an energetic performance but she is too old to be playing young Zelda.
This is a handsomely mounted and sumptuous looking series. It lacks fizz and going by the opening episode it is just too slight.
In the pilot episode, Zelda lives in a small town which has little to do apart from gossip and flirting. She sneaks off to dance with soldiers much to the irritation of her stern father, a judge.
It is there Zelda dances with F Scott whose army unit is based nearby, sparks fly for him when he see the dazzling Zelda but we would be hard pushed to notice as the actor is bland.
Not so with Ricci, she gives an energetic performance but she is too old to be playing young Zelda.
This is a handsomely mounted and sumptuous looking series. It lacks fizz and going by the opening episode it is just too slight.
