Idris Elbe he will be a great actor and Luther a great British series. However, Luther: Night falls it’s a bad movie. Instead of being more than one long episode, it stuck to that and just made better use of its bloated budget. A hunt for assassins that will somehow convince the followers of Luther who are looking for a satisfying character closure, but will put off any newcomer. And if you are one of these, Please don’t stop watching the series because of a film adaptation that doesn’t do justice to the magnificent narrative evolution the character has undergone. throughout its seasons.
More or less the same, but more expensive
Luther’s main flaw: Nightfall has become a hyperbolic chapter of Luther, supported by a higher budget and footage that tripled. In this sense, the plot revolves around a serial killer terrorizing the city of London and only our protagonist is able to stop him. However, he must first escape from the prison he is in. A premise that would have given for a chapter of 60 or 70 minutes, but far from it for an episode of 2 hours and 10 minutes.
On the other hand, it is not that the money is technically perceptible: looks like any episode of luther. However, as he became a tv movie 130 minutes long, more pasta was put. Some scenes are very ingenious visually, especially those where Luther becomes more than ever james bond dark (even more so than Agent 007, as you know). Fortunately, Idris Elba continues to eat the screenbecause it is one of the rare strengths of a film that never forgets where it comes from.
An uninspiring villain, played by a convincing Andy Serkis
the soul of Luther That’s always been the job that writers do with their villains. So it’s my turn to talk about it David Robeyinterpreted by Andy Serkis. Although the character not the best antagonist Luther ever hadI am very happy with the signing of SerkisWhy Thanks to his enormous talent, he embodies a character that would have given nothing in the hands of another actor..
Because Luther: Night falls doesn’t have as good a villain as one would expect from a film based on the series of BBC? Because it has some characteristics that we have already seen in other similar productions. And for some viewers, it will take them completely off the tape (and they may even advance a few script twists).
As a Luther chapter, that’s not bad; As a film, it leaves something to be desired.
you surely see Luther: Night falls love one more chapter of the homonymous series and you end up loving it. However, as a film it fails because it does not deviate from the source material. While this satisfies fans of the character, the storyline has structural flaws and the antagonist causes a constant sense of deja vu. So, if we look further, I expected a much more consistent feature film with surprises. A very unambitious epilogue which will be broadcast on Netflix this Friday, March 10, 2023.