I am always interested in filmic depictions of hitmen, so when Quarry popped up on Foxtel (I am currently in Australia), I decided to give it a go. I have never subscribed to Cinemax and have rarely had access to it, but this was apparently licensed from them.
Anyway, this Vietnam-era series is remarkably well acted, filmed and paced, and captures the spirit of the era. I was not sure that the wife (Joni) would so easily go along with her newfound knowledge about her husband, but I suppose that there are married hitmen, so I suppose that there must be wives to do agree to look the other way...
The story is complex and nuanced, with insights into not only the plight of PTSD-plagued veterans, but also how the act of being forced to kill turns these young men, often with no prior inclination toward homicide, into killers.
The evil genius character, The Broker, appears to have been plucked from the annals of the CIA in a fairly accurate way. But you'll have to watch the series because I'm not going to spoil it for you!
Other reviewers are complaining that this was show was cancelled, but there is a good wrap up at the end of season 1, and sometimes it is better to leave well enough alone rather than mar what is already quite good. Views well as an extended miniseries.
Anyway, this Vietnam-era series is remarkably well acted, filmed and paced, and captures the spirit of the era. I was not sure that the wife (Joni) would so easily go along with her newfound knowledge about her husband, but I suppose that there are married hitmen, so I suppose that there must be wives to do agree to look the other way...
The story is complex and nuanced, with insights into not only the plight of PTSD-plagued veterans, but also how the act of being forced to kill turns these young men, often with no prior inclination toward homicide, into killers.
The evil genius character, The Broker, appears to have been plucked from the annals of the CIA in a fairly accurate way. But you'll have to watch the series because I'm not going to spoil it for you!
Other reviewers are complaining that this was show was cancelled, but there is a good wrap up at the end of season 1, and sometimes it is better to leave well enough alone rather than mar what is already quite good. Views well as an extended miniseries.