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Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker is going broke — and every shark in the city is circling. David E. Kelley's adaptation of Tom Wolfe's sprawling 1998 novel has everything going for it on paper: Jeff Daniels in full blustering capitalist mode, Diane Lane bringing quiet devastation as his ex-wife, and Regina King directing with real authority. Daniels in particular is magnetic — larger-than-life and oddly sympathetic as a man who has never once considered that the world doesn't owe him everything. Where the series stumbles is in translating Wolfe's dense, satirical novel to screen: subplots feel compressed, the supporting storylines lack weight, and the show's critique of wealth and masculinity rarely cuts as deep as it should. It's watchable throughout — often very watchable — but leaves you wishing it had been bolder. Worth it for Daniels alone, but don't go in expecting Wolfe's full bite. Now streaming on Netflix. |
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