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Andor - a Review
Dec. 4th, 2022 08:48 pmFinished Andor finally on Disney +. The series is twelve episodes in length, each episode is about an hour in length. The last episode has a big teaser at the end of the credits that connects the series to Rogue One, and Star Wars: A New Hope. (No, it's not a person or droid so much as an activity, so no worries or anticipation there, at least.)
It stars Diego Luna, with Stellan Skarsgaard (Alec Skarsgaard's father), Forrest Whitacker, Geneive O'Reilly, Andy Serkis, Alan Tudyk (he plays the droid K-2SO) and Fiona Shaw rounding out the cast. ( vague spoilers? I'm never sure what are considered spoilers - so cutting just in case ) It's set between Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One, and follows the escapades of one of the members of the Rogue One team, Cassian Andor (portrayed by Diego Luna in both films). It's his backstory.
Part character piece, part thriller, part political espionage film - it kind of blends and blurs genres as it goes. For the most part, it works, but there are pacing issues here and there (which apparently are par for the course with these shows), ( vague spoilers again ) The action scenes are loud, the parlor speaking scenes too quiet.
When we're focused on the dynamic and engaging Cassian Andor - the minutes fly on by. Stellan Skarsgaard's character is also rather dynamic. Both are kind of anti-heroes in different ways. ( Read more... )
It does have some other interesting and captivating characters - ( Read more... )The action takes place in multiple places and planets, and clearly they had a large production budget or very good special effects.
My only quibble with it - is the political maneuverings going on with ( Read more... ) They all mumble, and I had troubles following it or focusing on it. It was boring. There was a lot of pointless chit-chat and talking around things. I'm not certain Star Wars lends itself well to the political bits. Bablyon 5 - it's not. Bab 5 is among the very few sci-fi shows that I think handled political maneuvering and espionage well. The others kind of flirt with it, but don't quite handle it well. Farscape did handle it better than most. But Bab 5 was by far the best in that department.
( Read more... )
But other than that, it's rather good. Compelling. And by far the best thing I've seen in the Star Wars franchise since maybe Force Awakens.
Diego Luna holds the story together well, and has the charisma to lead the series. Stellan Skarsgard does as well. And the rest of the cast is equally good.
It stars Diego Luna, with Stellan Skarsgaard (Alec Skarsgaard's father), Forrest Whitacker, Geneive O'Reilly, Andy Serkis, Alan Tudyk (he plays the droid K-2SO) and Fiona Shaw rounding out the cast. ( vague spoilers? I'm never sure what are considered spoilers - so cutting just in case ) It's set between Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One, and follows the escapades of one of the members of the Rogue One team, Cassian Andor (portrayed by Diego Luna in both films). It's his backstory.
Part character piece, part thriller, part political espionage film - it kind of blends and blurs genres as it goes. For the most part, it works, but there are pacing issues here and there (which apparently are par for the course with these shows), ( vague spoilers again ) The action scenes are loud, the parlor speaking scenes too quiet.
When we're focused on the dynamic and engaging Cassian Andor - the minutes fly on by. Stellan Skarsgaard's character is also rather dynamic. Both are kind of anti-heroes in different ways. ( Read more... )
It does have some other interesting and captivating characters - ( Read more... )The action takes place in multiple places and planets, and clearly they had a large production budget or very good special effects.
My only quibble with it - is the political maneuverings going on with ( Read more... ) They all mumble, and I had troubles following it or focusing on it. It was boring. There was a lot of pointless chit-chat and talking around things. I'm not certain Star Wars lends itself well to the political bits. Bablyon 5 - it's not. Bab 5 is among the very few sci-fi shows that I think handled political maneuvering and espionage well. The others kind of flirt with it, but don't quite handle it well. Farscape did handle it better than most. But Bab 5 was by far the best in that department.
( Read more... )
But other than that, it's rather good. Compelling. And by far the best thing I've seen in the Star Wars franchise since maybe Force Awakens.
Diego Luna holds the story together well, and has the charisma to lead the series. Stellan Skarsgard does as well. And the rest of the cast is equally good.