10/20

A Jackal was seen driving a white Alfa Romeo Spider

Narrative

The Jackal is a hard-boiled assassin who makes a living pulling off the biggest paydays. He soon meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who tracks him down in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe. Check out our list of renewals and cancellations to see if your favorite show made it big.

Lynch gets it wrong

In The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Jackal also drives a white Alfa Romeo, albeit an older-generation model. Mentioned in Graham Norton in the following: Denzel Washington/Paul Mescal/Saoirse Ronan/Eddie Redmayne/Blossoms (2024). TLDR: Redmayne gets it right.

Overall, the story is a workable adaptation

Unfortunately, the lines aren’t leveled, which weakens an otherwise impressive and high-quality production. There’s no shade to Lynch, it’s just a high bar that Redmayne has set. A more experienced actor could have provided a more believable opponent/counterpart character needed to challenge the Jackal.

The cheat barometer is always ticking in the background

The character development works, even if some things are left open-ended only in the main characters’ stories, but that’s what you’d expect. The locations, the varied interactions, Redmayne’s language, and the character exchanges really add a special layer to the story arc. I’m looking forward to seeing how Se01 ends and how the quality is maintained or improved in Se02.

If he does, Se02 could be quite promising

Hopefully, Lynch becomes less forced and delivers a more nuanced performance in trying to get to know Redmayne.