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Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
Natalie Dormer is not a leading lady
Like she has also proven with the remake of Picknick at Hanging Rock, she is a decent character actress but has neither the talent nor the charisma to carry a show as it's leading lady and main antagonist. And what a show this was, and why, other than cash in on the success of the original, name it Penny Dreadful? It was evident from the premiere that City of Angels wanted to be too many things all at once, Cop show, political statement against racism and supernatural thriller. With Penny Dreadful attached to the title came high expectations, City of Angels was never able to fulfil, to confused it's storylines, to weak the writing and the supernatural parts were unnecessary at best as they did not really add to the story. And how would anybody involved think another Americanisation of a successful British themed production was a good idea? Penny Dreadful was a neo gothic masterpiece with remarkable performances from it's stellar cast including Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, Josh Hartnett, Billie Piper, Rory Kinnear, Harry Treadaway, Reeve Carney and the late Helen McCrory. City of Angels gives the impression it could have started as an original idea before the franchise police took over to trainwreck the show. The Cloverfield Paradox anybody?