- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 19, 2023
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The web of interconnectivity just about holds; each detective is given their own story arc; malevolent characters keep things interesting; the graphic novel origins are stylistically echoed, with hues, shadows and clever camera angles. It’s just a shame that an intriguing premise (the same crime investigated in different eras) turns into such a lumbering, high-concept logjam.
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Though it takes a fairly conventional approach to its craft, the unconventional premise behind Bodies — a time-hopping murder-mystery — will keep you modestly near the edge of your seat.
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Ultimately, Bodies ends up being an exasperatingly disappointing adaptation of a good story filled with thrilling possibilities that remain largely unexplored.
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The problem with Bodies is that it is anti-fun: it takes itself as seriously as a judge in a wig. There’s nary a wink to camera nor a funny line to be had across the whole eight hours. If earnestness is a sure sign of a slow mind, as Nietzsche said, then Bodies isn’t half as smart as it thinks it is.