Why "The Morning Show" about the sex scandal save only good actors

Critic Linda Zhuravlev said that the new comedy drama Apple TV + raises important issues, but depressing predictability.

November 1 strimingovaya playground Apple TV + will start immediately and a half hundreds of countries, including Russia. In list projects platform was comedy drama "The Morning Show".

The action takes place behind the scenes in the fictional television company UBA. Permanent leader Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) come to work and learns that her partner Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell) has just been fired for inappropriate behavior at work.

With this new channel head Cory Allison (Billy Crudup) believes that Kessler's dismissal - a convenient excuse to shake up the transmission, which is experiencing a serious stagnation. Therefore, Alex decided to replace a younger and assertive leadership. In the role of the latter necessarily it is eccentric, but indifferent and sincere journalist Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon).

Alex realizes that is extremely vulnerable. Lead can not significantly influence the new authorities, despite all its authority. And then in an attempt to defend their place in the sun woman decides to take a desperate step.

"The Morning Show" is not the first show dedicated to the kitchen TV. The theme has been raised in the "loudest voice" and "news department". But we must recognize that the new series creators meticulously approached their task. For example, a consultant in the project was made by the reporter and host of CNN Brian Stelter, author of Top of the Morning.

The main roles were called the best comedic actors in Hollywood - Steve Carell, Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The latter has already opened all the facets of its dramatic potential in the independent film director Jean-Marc Vallée "Wild" and the television series "Great little lie." Still, the idea to bring in a serious project faces the iconic star of American comedy could not fail to intrigue potential viewers of the new platform.

Ambiguous look at social movement #MeToo

Several years ago, discussion of the problem of sexual harassment for the first time reached a global level. Actress Ashley Judd is a famous Hollywood producer accused of improper behavior. And a snowball effect called Weinstein, has led to a large number of dismissals in large corporations.

#MeToo movement is often accused of being a witch hunt, and violation of the presumption of innocence. But one thing is clear: now even the great authority not save from the public condemnation of man, compromised themselves obscene behavior. Sex crimes figures in Hollywood is no longer forgive.

The hardest thing, when the center of the scandal is a universal favorite, as was the case with Kevin Spacey. Exactly in the same situation gets character of "The Morning Show" Mitch Kessler. Channel hastens indicative repress former colleague. And the "judges" do not care whether there was an abuse of power, tactless behavior or usual affair at work.

An unexpected advantage of the series is that he is trying to assess the individual excesses in the fight against harassment.

Is it likely that a rink will fall relatively innocent people? And there will be willing to unjustly suffered like Mitch Kessler remain silent for the sake of a great goal - to make the world safer for women? Or still try to convey to the public their point of view?

Brilliant actors and inconclusive dialogues

But in the rest of the series so far can hardly be called outstanding, or at least devoid of secondary and clichés. There is a feeling that wonderful actor too closely within the framework of a deliberate and unnatural replicas, sometimes sounding like a clumsy political agitation.

Get at least when one of the characters in a bright red dress delivers an impassioned speech, sitting among the men in black. It is evident that the creators have tried to present a scene unusual. But to make it all pretty rough and on the forehead. A pathos and pretensions accompanying monologue, do not allow to believe that it sounded from the lips of a living person.

It is clear that Apple's willing to spend on its own serial content fabulous money.
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon areJennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon's 'The Morning Show' Salaries Are Mind-Bogglingly Huge 2 million dollars per episode. But in general, treated for two seasonsInside Apple's Long, Bumpy Road to Hollywood $ 300 million.

These figures suggest that the company is not interested in the failure of their projects. In contrast, Apple's approach to the production of TV series with the utmost seriousness. But to say, whether from the "Morning Show" will be really an integral product, will be possible only in the finale of the first season.