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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch now! Twisted thriller branded "quirky and bingeable" gets new UK streaming home
The Consultant, the "quirky and bingeable" thriller starring Christoph Waltz, has found a new streaming home in the UK. The series, originally released on Prime Video in 2023, sees the two-time Academy Award winner play Regus Patoff, a "mysterious" consultant who takes charge of a mobile gaming company following an "unspeakable" tragedy. Based on Bentley Little's 2015 novel of the same name, The Consultant has now found a new streaming home in addition to Prime Video, with all eight episodes of the series being added to ITVX in the UK this weekend. Billed as a "twisted comedic-thriller", The Consultant explores the "sinister relationship between boss and employee," the latter of whom begin to fear for their lives after Regus imposes "new demands and challenges" on the company. Co-starring Aimee Carrero and Brittany O'Grady, the series received generally positive reviews from critics upon its release, with the thriller currently possessing an approval rating of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes from 44 reviews. Related: Despite noting its "lack of depth", the site's critical consensus said that the "diverting twists" and "slick presentation", in tandem with Waltz's "menacing charm", helped to "compensate" for its shortcomings. The Australian described the series as "quirky and bingeable" as they lauded the performances of Waltz and O'Grady, while The Wrap dubbed it a "solid addition to the horror genre" and an "interesting take on corporate culture". Related: "The Consultant is as fast-paced as it is darkly comic, mixing corporate satire and moral dilemmas," wrote TV Guide as they called it simultaneously "clever and ridiculous", while USA Today said the series was "macabre, twisty and just a little bit twisted". "This bonkers comedy-thriller burnishes the familiar deal-with-the-devil conceit with chipper, unapologetic cynicism," wrote Entertainment Weekly as they praised the "appealing" performances, while Variety described the show as an "engaging watch". The Consultant is streaming now on ITVX. Digital Spy's first print magazine is here! Buy British Comedy Legends in newsagents or online, now priced at just £3.99.£18.99 at at Audible£99.00 at Amazon at at at EE at at £328.00 at at at at at EE at at at at at at at Amazon at at at at Sky Mobile at at at EE£19.00 at Game at at at Pandora£123.99 at at at Game£259.99 at at Three at at Pandora at at at at at at at $15.00 at at £1199.00 at AO at at Fitbit£49.99 at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at John Lewis£39.97 at at at Amazon£157.00 at John Lewis at at at at at John Lewis & Partners at £44.99 at at at at at at Fitbit£6.62 at at Amazon at at Three$29.85 at at at at at John Lewis & Partners£15.99 at Amazon£119.99 at at at Apple£699.00 at at at at at Amazon at at at at at at Three£379.99 at at at at John Lewis at at EE at Audible at at at at at at at at John Lewis at EE at at £379.00 at at at at Amazon at at at Apple at at at Samsung at at at at Three at Apple at at John Lewis at $365.00 at Microsoft at crunchyroll£1199.00 at AO£79.00 at Samsung£449.00 at John Lewis£79.98 at at Amazon at at at at at John Lewis & Partners£79.98 at at at Microsoft at at at Microsoft at at at John Lewis at at at at Amazon at now at at at John Lewis & Partners at at at at Microsoft at at John Lewis at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at You Might Also Like PS5 consoles for sale – PlayStation 5 stock and restocks: Where to buy PS5 today? IS MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 THE BEST IN THE SERIES? OUR REVIEW AEW game is a modern mix of No Mercy and SmackDown
Boston Globe
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Jon Hamm's charm only goes so far in ‘Your Friends & Neighbors'
Coop is divorced, and the liaison was consensual, but his vindictive boss still uses it as an excuse to get rid of him. That lets Coop off the hook while giving the show its justification for propping up an aggrieved middle-aged white guy. Coop doesn't start cooking meth to make ends meet—instead, he engages in some light breaking and entering, stealing select high-end objects (what he calls 'piles of forgotten wealth') from his rich suburban neighbors and selling them to a shady pawn-shop owner in the Bronx. Advertisement It's just an exaggerated midlife crisis, and especially in its early episodes, 'Your Friends and Neighbors' comes perilously close to 'American Beauty: The TV Series,' reflecting the smug condescension of that poorly aged Oscar-winning movie. The first episode opens with a flash-forward to Coop waking up on the floor of one of the neighborhood mansions next to a dead body, but it takes quite a few episodes before the show gets around to clarifying and investigating the murder mystery. Advertisement Aimee Carrero in "Your Friends & Neighbors." Apple TV+ The intrigue among the idle rich (including Coop's two teenage children), with their petty grievances and betrayals, expands over the course of the season via various half-hearted subplots that recall the soapy storytelling of 2000s hit 'Desperate Housewives,' but the tone is too blandly refined to embrace campy humor or pulpy twists. 'Your Friends and Neighbors' also takes its time introducing Coop's eventual partner in crime, Dominican immigrant housekeeper Elena Benavides (Aimee Carrero), whose participation in the local gossip network of household help brings to mind 'Desperate Housewives' creator Marc Cherry's underrated follow-up, 'Devious Maids.' 'Your Friends and Neighbors' is not particularly desperate or devious, though, despite Tropper's efforts to make the well-documented excesses of the upper class seem somehow scandalous. Coop's smarmy narration features detailed descriptions of the luxury items he steals, complete with onscreen text, in a way that's designed to highlight their artificially inflated value, but just sounds like commercials for fancy status symbols. There are no shocking or thrilling revelations, just confirmation that terrible taste transcends class. Advertisement The supporting cast includes Amanda Peet as Coop's therapist ex-wife and There are glimpses of the more exciting, layered show that 'Your Friends and Neighbors' could have been, especially when Coop and Elena are working together, challenging each other's received notions about class and gender. Those moments are far too fleeting, and they lack any urgency or momentum, despite strong chemistry between Hamm and Carrero. The show gives just as much weight to go-nowhere side stories about Coop's mentally unstable sister hooking up with her ex-fiancé or Coop's business manager's financial difficulties as it does to the burgeoning criminal enterprise that's theoretically at its center. The primary theme of 'Your Friends and Neighbors' boils down to 'What if a rich guy was slightly less rich?,' and that's just not enough to sustain an entire season (let alone the second season that Apple has already ordered). The opening credits sequence, featuring elements of Coop's life literally blowing up around him, set to a song with lyrics about 'keeping up with the Joneses,' encapsulates the show's blunt, superficial take on its subject matter. Jon Hamm can sell anything, but even he has trouble making this lazy, warmed-over salaciousness appealing. Advertisement YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS Starring: Jon Hamm, Aimee Carrero, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn. On Apple TV+
