Squirmy, Smart And Solid

DeanNYC

The Riches is a roller coaster ride in the dark: you have no idea which way it's going until you take that turn. And wow, what a ride! The plot is simple. A group of grifters are taking innocents for cash and trinkets, by going to various towns in their RVs and swiping what they can from those unfortunate enough to cross their paths. One branch of these "travelers" is the Molloy family, Wayne, his fresh from prison wife, Dahlia and their three kids.

When Wayne rips off the family fortune and tries to break away from the rest of the group, and when the other members of this group come after them, a chain of events takes place that leads to the death of an unrelated couple on their way to their new home. The result is Wayne and family get to assume the identity of these well-to-do people, and they become The Riches.

The brilliance of the program is the counterpoint storytelling of this group of vagabonds, now set up in the wealthiest area of suburbia, who have the ultimate con going on: pretending to fit in to society!

Sterling performances from the always watchable Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver, as the leads, and a very talented ensemble cast make this a worthwhile watch, and great, twisted, hilarious and unpredictable scripts give them all something spectacular to do in every episode.

I really don't know where this series is going, but I wouldn't have it any other way. It's definitely a ride worth taking.

score 9/10

DeanNYC 9 April 2007

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