Brilliantly acted; equal parts hilarious and harrowing
Directed by Edward Berger, and written for the screen by David Nicholls, this five-part miniseries is based on the semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels by Edward St Aubyn. Published between 1992 and 2011, the five novels (Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother's Milk, and At Last), were essentially part of St Aubyn's rehabilitation, as he battled a crippling series of addictions stemming from sexual abuse at the hands of his father when he was a child. The series has its flaws, and I don't know if it was an advantage or a disadvantage that I hadn't read the novels before watching it, but Benedict Cumberbatch's fearless portrayal of the various stages of addiction and recovery is good enough to paper over (most of) the cracks.
For my complete review, please visit: https://boxd.it/yMYqF
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Brilliantly acted; equal parts hilarious and harrowing
Directed by Edward Berger, and written for the screen by David Nicholls, this five-part miniseries is based on the semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels by Edward St Aubyn. Published between 1992 and 2011, the five novels (Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother's Milk, and At Last), were essentially part of St Aubyn's rehabilitation, as he battled a crippling series of addictions stemming from sexual abuse at the hands of his father when he was a child. The series has its flaws, and I don't know if it was an advantage or a disadvantage that I hadn't read the novels before watching it, but Benedict Cumberbatch's fearless portrayal of the various stages of addiction and recovery is good enough to paper over (most of) the cracks.
For my complete review, please visit: https://boxd.it/yMYqF