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They’re both [Tom Burke & Holliday Grainger] good, particularly Ms. Grainger, who balances sardonic efficiency with intimations of smoky passion, and their interplay is the main reason to watch the show. It doesn’t quite make up, however, for the deficiencies of the mysteries, which are convoluted in conception and prosaic in presentation.
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Clues to Landry’s murder are supermodel thin, but Strike finds them as if he has hidden wizarding powers (he does not). The suspects and leads are blindingly colorful in contrast to the rumpled, low-key detective. ... The disheveled detective is of course irresistible to [temp Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger)] too, so you can probably guess the answer. Viewers, however, my find him--and his cases--less interesting.
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The phrase that recurred in my mind as I watched C.B. Strike was "not enough": not enough plot, not enough characterization, not enough suspense, not enough of its own DNA. But the pang of "not enough" was most keen when it came to the scenes between Burke and his co-star Holliday Grainger, who faultlessly embodies the earnest, thrill-seeking Robin.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 15
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Mixed: 3 out of 15
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Negative: 2 out of 15
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Jun 16, 2018
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Jul 17, 2018Nice story, likable characters and very good acting. If you enjoy an old-fashioned whodunit, you won't be disappointed.
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Jun 3, 2018