Land of Enchantment
- Episode aired Nov 10, 2023
- TV-MA
- 1h
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Newly married couple Whitney and Asher Siegel set out to make a show.Newly married couple Whitney and Asher Siegel set out to make a show.Newly married couple Whitney and Asher Siegel set out to make a show.
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Christopher D. Calderon
- Fernando
- (as Christopher Calderon)
María Conforme Farias
- Yadira
- (as Maria Frias)
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Die-hard Nathan Fielder fan- The Curse is not for me
Even though the trailers and promos for this show didn't seem interesting to me, as a big fan of Nathan for You, The Rehearsal, Good Time, and Uncut Gems, I was excited to give it a try. Plus, Emma Stone? Hell yeah!
I truly thought The Rehearsal (2022) was an underrated masterpiece. I literally booked my trip to New York after the show came out because I was loosely inspired to see The Alligator Lounge in person (iykyk).
But The Curse just isn't for me.
Right off the bat, I don't find the situations very funny. Sure, they're uncomfortable and exaggerated and a tad extreme. But I'm just not hooked by the concept itself. A rich daughter upping rent so that buying property with her micro penis husband pays off later? Reality TV style?
It's just not jumping off the screen for me. I also fail to really believe the entire concept of the "curse." It feels half-thought out and poorly conceptualized. Like Safdie and Fielder had a bunch of ideas and tried to juggle them all together here. And the "commitment to the bit" is shooting it like an actual reality TV show.
I mean, props to them. It's very well made show and production value shows. But yeah, it's not enough for me to continue.
I never thought I'd say this but I think Nathan's performance is also weak. He doesn't hit certain lines the way I wish he would and even emotional beats I feel really miss the mark.
But hey, acting opposite Emma Stone is a curse to many. She really outshines everyone here.
I feel like he's doing a bit by acting in this. Like at any moment it'll cut and we'll have been watching a bit on Nathan for You. I say that because it feels like he's acting for a bit, not an actual series.
Although Safdie plays the devils advocate fairly well (I love him in Good Time, Licorice Pizza, and Are You There God, It's Me Margaret), it leaves much to be desired.
I write this review not out of spite or hate but rather so I warn others not to continue if you agree with some of the things I'm saying. Maybe you also loved The Rehearsal and Good Time and are debating to give this show a shot?
Just be warned: it may not be what you think.
Don't worry The Curse advocators, I'm not going to continue watching and give the show a low rating. I'm only eating this first episode.
Based on episode one, I know I won't like this show.
The pilot tells me that explicitly.
I'm realizing that I never found Nathan for You or The Rehearsal "cringey". That's not what I associated Nathan Fielder with. What I found funny about him and his previous projects was the audacity that he'd even do half of those things in the first place. Dumb Starbucks? A robot taking his pants off in front of children? It was all the extreme lengths he was willing to go that I found funny. And it was hilarious! The awkwardness, for me, was just a symptom of that. I never found it "cringey." The Curse is nothing but.
This is also why I think The Rehearsal worked so well. It was more a study on people, in my opinion. On life. And it delved into the more serious sides of Nathan, sort of like the finale of Nathan for You.
But this, The Curse, is trying so hard to make the viewer uncomfortable while also failing at making me care about anyone affected by these situations. I just don't care what happens to these people. As a fan of Nathan Fielder, I never found it "cringey" until this show labeled this brand of humor as such.
If Nathan for You was high school, The Rehearsal felt like college, and I guess that makes The Curse the awkward phase after graduating where you live in your mom's basement unemployed.
Didn't enjoy this at all. Good luck to those venturing beyond this episode.
I truly thought The Rehearsal (2022) was an underrated masterpiece. I literally booked my trip to New York after the show came out because I was loosely inspired to see The Alligator Lounge in person (iykyk).
But The Curse just isn't for me.
Right off the bat, I don't find the situations very funny. Sure, they're uncomfortable and exaggerated and a tad extreme. But I'm just not hooked by the concept itself. A rich daughter upping rent so that buying property with her micro penis husband pays off later? Reality TV style?
It's just not jumping off the screen for me. I also fail to really believe the entire concept of the "curse." It feels half-thought out and poorly conceptualized. Like Safdie and Fielder had a bunch of ideas and tried to juggle them all together here. And the "commitment to the bit" is shooting it like an actual reality TV show.
I mean, props to them. It's very well made show and production value shows. But yeah, it's not enough for me to continue.
I never thought I'd say this but I think Nathan's performance is also weak. He doesn't hit certain lines the way I wish he would and even emotional beats I feel really miss the mark.
But hey, acting opposite Emma Stone is a curse to many. She really outshines everyone here.
I feel like he's doing a bit by acting in this. Like at any moment it'll cut and we'll have been watching a bit on Nathan for You. I say that because it feels like he's acting for a bit, not an actual series.
Although Safdie plays the devils advocate fairly well (I love him in Good Time, Licorice Pizza, and Are You There God, It's Me Margaret), it leaves much to be desired.
I write this review not out of spite or hate but rather so I warn others not to continue if you agree with some of the things I'm saying. Maybe you also loved The Rehearsal and Good Time and are debating to give this show a shot?
Just be warned: it may not be what you think.
Don't worry The Curse advocators, I'm not going to continue watching and give the show a low rating. I'm only eating this first episode.
Based on episode one, I know I won't like this show.
The pilot tells me that explicitly.
I'm realizing that I never found Nathan for You or The Rehearsal "cringey". That's not what I associated Nathan Fielder with. What I found funny about him and his previous projects was the audacity that he'd even do half of those things in the first place. Dumb Starbucks? A robot taking his pants off in front of children? It was all the extreme lengths he was willing to go that I found funny. And it was hilarious! The awkwardness, for me, was just a symptom of that. I never found it "cringey." The Curse is nothing but.
This is also why I think The Rehearsal worked so well. It was more a study on people, in my opinion. On life. And it delved into the more serious sides of Nathan, sort of like the finale of Nathan for You.
But this, The Curse, is trying so hard to make the viewer uncomfortable while also failing at making me care about anyone affected by these situations. I just don't care what happens to these people. As a fan of Nathan Fielder, I never found it "cringey" until this show labeled this brand of humor as such.
If Nathan for You was high school, The Rehearsal felt like college, and I guess that makes The Curse the awkward phase after graduating where you live in your mom's basement unemployed.
Didn't enjoy this at all. Good luck to those venturing beyond this episode.
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- josephcasillas
- Jan 15, 2024
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