Luther: The Fallen Sun 2023 by AverageMansReviews

Luther: The Fallen Sun 2023 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/electrician/hanging/burning/torture/suicide/bodily functions/strangling/suffocation/drowning/medical

This individual takes an interest in DCI John Luther's life: in a nutshell; this individual Unknown/other characters: this is one of those occasions where the way this film has been written/shot I can't say this character's name, because it is an investigation to find out who he is [Andy Serkis:] a psychopath that exposes his victims most darkest secrets and uses them to his advantage and how can I forget he has a very dodgy hairstyle. So he uses his contacts and methods to put once DCI John Luther [Idris Elba:] a very dedicated, yet rule bending or breaking high-ranking Police Officer [Detective Chief Inspector] that will stop at nothing to get results behind bars and continues his killing spree, but Luther will find a way out and come for him.

The framework and pacing of this 129 minutes film; well on both counts they are good: the framework is dark in his presentation and yes the pacing may be a little bit slow to begin with, but it also covers so much in the opening section, but it does settle down and gradually picks up a good tempo, the more you get towards the end it builds up to a crescendo.

Comedy: we do have very tiny little bits of comedy for one example we have a wager between Luther and  Martin Schenk [Dermot Crowley:] a retired  Detective Superintendent/Head of the Serious and Serial Crime Unit Luther boss; that have a wager on which one they Is your first visit mystery individual or Luther.

Art/Action/Character developments and performances: yes on both counts as it relates to the art and action these are mostly solidly good; but in particular these snow or ice surroundings including later on Luther and Unknown/other characters are doing combat in his vehicle careering and splashing/syncing off and into/syncing is very cold/icy water obviously there are both trying to get out before they even drown or freeze to death; there has been a lot of hard work and high quality creativity used here.

Now I would like to expand on when I said "mostly" for those people that have followed my content long enough; it is unheard of that I call for this. But I hope someone picks up a negative award or at minimum a nominee as it relates to Unknown/other characters [Andy Serkis] hairstyle/toupee of some description, it is just awful; this is one of those occasions where you go " I know I should stop looking, but I can't" that is how bad this is. The character developments are reliably good versions of what they are meant. The performances are likewise good from everyone in this cast in particular Idris Elba as John Luther and Andy Serkis has Unknown/other characters, but this toupee detracts a little bit from his performance, it isn't his fault, but then again that is how bad this toupee is.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; full disclosure I have never seen the TV program which this film is connected to from 2010-2019; 5 seasons, 21 Episodes, like most things it is on my list of things to watch. But back to this film is a good film and fans of the TV show should like it, just to cover my back if this is a close approximate version of the TV program.