A_kind_of_Nick

I'm always very disappointed when a film with great potential turns out to be a bad-written story with a bunch of clichés.

Basically, we can summarize things like this: Evie Alexander is the "heroine" of the story because she's a strong, black woman. She doesn't really have any redeeming qualities: she's stuck in a job she doesn't like, she makes pottery without really seeming to have any talent in it, she seems to be constantly late, she jumps on the first attractive rich man that she sees and agrees to marry him in less than 48 hours... We're supposed to like her, but I just couldn't. She's the type of heroine who "simply knows better", drenched in self-righteousness. And of course, she can triumph over 4 vampires and a bunch of other antagonists thanks to her gumption. -_-

I appreciate what they tried to do with the whole Bram Stocker's Dracula thing, but it was a miss for me. The lore is flimsy and unstable at best, the characters don't act like actual human beings, the story is uninteresting... Frankly, I regret watching this movie.

I'm neither American nor Chinese, so everything about this show is "foreign" to me. That is usually a good thing; it allows me to travel, explore other cultures, discover different customs, etc.

In this case, Chinese folklore and mythology are heavily present, yet almost nothing is explained about them. Gods? Demons (which for some reason were animals before)? Heaven? Great sage? Jade Emperor? Princess Iron Fan? Those terms and names are thrown around constantly but never explained or contextualized.

The story also doesn't make a low of sense. They know there's a rebellion going on in heaven, but they still let a young monkey descend on Earth with a weapon of unknown power. For ancient gods and demons, they sure are dumb.

As for the makeup of some characters, it looks particularly dumb; it reminded me of The Planet of the Apes (1968), and not in a good way.

But I think the last straw that broke the camel's back is episode 4, which is basically a flashback styled after 70s Chinese dramas. It honestly felt like a fever dream, and 10 minutes into it, I couldn't wait for it to be over. I felt assailed by the images on the screen.

I still haven't watched episode 5, and I don't know if I will.

Let me start by saying this: Last Light is not very good as far as series go.

• The acting is meh at best.

• The plot is full of holes.

• The story has potential but is not very interesting.

• The overall result is a monotonous series that would have worked much better if the action had taken place in the 1990s.

Here is what I mean:

Basically, without giving too much away, the bad guy and his underlings do something that corrupts the oil supply, which makes cars, trucks, and all other things that require oil to work useless.

Until then, it's okay. But then, cell phones have trouble working; the same happens with the Internet, WiFi, and electricity, resulting in massive blackouts and very limited means of communication all over Europe. And because of all that, the main characters, separated into three groups in different countries, can barely communicate with each other.

It makes ZERO sense for all that to happen in 2022/2023. Corrupted oil has NO IMPACT WHATSOEVER on electricity, the Internet, WiFi, satellites in space, etc. In reality, the characters should be able to communicate very easily with each other using their cell phones.

However, if the action of the series had taken place in the 1990s, it would have made a lot more sense for the characters to be unable to communicate with each other since the Internet and cellphones were not that common back then.

On a more positive note, I was gladly surprised when they used actual French-speaking actors to play French characters instead of bigger names butchering the language. It felt refreshing and respectful. But that's the only thing I liked about the series.

Honestly, I recommend skipping Last Light.