Mediocre

SarahMosleh

As a person who have read the novel before watching the series I was having really highs expectations and I got disappointed really bad.
Ok, some cool frames from far away or close-ups but who can't do that nowadays!!
The only character that a have little bit of weight is main protagonist and the actor Ahmed Amin was trying his best to portray Dr. Refaat Ismail that sarcastic lovable human but on the contrary he made him depressed, paranoid, irresponsible and careless towards his beloved ones. Obviously there's no need to address how boring and silly the CGI attempts were. The other characters suffered from the weak writing and the actors was just saying words without any kind of emotion. I felt like the characters were dead, empty and without texture.
Horror isn't about blinking-lights or missed up faces, it's about the storyline and the plot and that was completely missing. Most of the times I felt cringey and sad for how this great novel turned into a mediocre TV show. I know how the crew worked on this project to come out to light but I'm afraid they took the easy path and didn't invest their talent in it to its full. My only hope is that the reviewer gonna look at it subjectively and review it fairly without biasing to the show just because its from their country.

score 3/10

SarahMosleh 5 November 2020

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