34/50
Story
The Jackal is an elusive assassin who makes his living committing murders for the biggest sums of money
He soon meets his match in the form of a tenacious British intelligence officer who tracks him down in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe. The novel “The Day of the Jackal” is set in 1963 and involved an assassination attempt on the then French President, Charles de Gaulle.
Remake of The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The series moves the setting to the present day. In my opinion, the series is worth watching, especially because Eddie Redmayne’s performance as the hitman is simply exceptional.
He also comes across very convincingly as someone who really knows his stuff with weapons and even in the action scenes he shows strength and drive and quick decision-making skills
He plays his role in an incredibly versatile way, in one scene he is very natural and loving like a family man, in another scene he is totally calculating and icy, and you can totally believe it from his very different facial expressions. The female lead of secret agent Bianca, on the other hand, is unfortunately a very flat role of a woman who can only strike and does not act subtly at all, in my opinion.
She also has unnecessary family scenes that totally distract from the actual plot
She is very ruthless, both towards her own family and her sources, and she has much more screen time than the Jackal, which unfortunately slows down the tension more often. I find her storyline far too broad and her role far too unsympathetic to find the series 100% good.
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But because Eddie’s acting is so remarkable and the series is of an incredibly high aesthetic quality, with great city and landscape shots and top-notch James Bond-style music, I think it is worth watching. A new season of “Silo” is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.
