(Drivebycuriosity) - New York City is still paralyzed by the Covid-19 pandemic - lots of time for movies on TV. In the recent days I have been binge watching "The Flight Attendant" on HBO Max (imdb ). The miniseries is based on the same named book by Chris Bohjalian published in 2018.
Cassie, a pretty young woman, has big problems. She is a free wheeler and works as a flight attendant. One of her amorous adventures goes wrong in Bangkok. Waking up in a hotel bed she discovers that her newest hookup has turned into a bloody corps - and a real mess is beginning (this is a spoiler free blog. You can find synopses here wikipedia ).
It`s much fun to watch the mixture between a thriller and a slapstick comedy. The plot is surprising, very modern & fresh. There are lots of funny ideas. The
frequent use of split screens and flash backs - partly deep into her
challenging childhood - creates a dreamlike experience. What kind of mushrooms did the producers eat? This very special and dark Alice in Wonderland version is inspired by Hitchcock, "Being John Malkovich", movies by French director Luc Besson and other classics but goes its own ways.
I enjoyed watching Kaley Christine Cuoco, known from"The Big Bang Theory", as Cassie. She is fresh, sexy, spontaneous and blends innocence with cockiness. I find it interesting that her own production company had optioned the rights to the book to be developed into a limited television series and Cuoco became the executive producer of the show. Obviously she has a talent for finding material which fits her perfectly.
I also liked Zosia Mamet, as Cassie`s best friend Annie, a shrewd, cool nerdy & attorney. Maybe Cuoco`s multi-year experiences with the geeky "Big Bang Theory" show inspired her to integrate this character into her production.The rest of the cast did a good job as well. I also enjoyed the cool impressions from Bangkok, Manhattan & other places.
I am looking forward to more Cuoco productions.
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