whatithinkis

I stopped watching the latter "Dexter"s (which I loved) because of her work. So extreme, over-the-top and majorly annoying. I realize most of that had to have been the writing and directing and that, in that context, she was doing a good job. Doing what was asked of her. But still. If she was in it, from then on, whatever it was, I avoided it.

So this kind of snuck up on me. This was like . . . Whoa, that US Marshal Mamie Fossett is pretty interesting. Then, hey . . . Wait . . . Is that . . . That was last week's episode.

This week I am all . . . Hey! That's gotta be . . . And I went to the character list and sure enough, Dexter's sister. But wow. The work she's doing here is AMAZING. Her restraint, her steel. I am SO impressed. Heads and shoulders above everybody here but Mirren and Ford. It's not a big part, so far. I'm very interested to see where they go with her.

Jennifer Levinson is fake smoking and not pulling it off. So right there the illusion is gone. I'm watching inferior acting and thus inferior directing. SO easy to correct this. No thanks, get it together team, don't waste my time.

Jennifer Levinson is fake smoking and not pulling it off. So right there the illusion is gone. I'm watching inferior acting and thus inferior directing. SO easy to correct this. No thanks, get it together team, don't waste my time.

Jennifer Levinson is fake smoking and not pulling it off. So right there the illusion is gone. I'm watching inferior acting and thus inferior directing. SO easy to correct this. No thanks, get it together team, don't waste my time.

As Paint-by-Numbers is to painting. Each part is clearly delineated and exactly accurate, located in the right place, executed to completion and deeply and essentially . . . Empty.

The cast is mindboggling, chock full of talent, status, excellence and, with the exception of Zandaya's next-to-final moment, given absolutely nothing to emote . . . Empty.

The images, sets, costumes, cgi . . . Stunning. Exquisite.

The sound is perfect, poetic and captures with a sweet sadness the empty tragedies that comprise the empty Dune: Part Two.

It serves its purpose, occupying and delineated the space between the excellent Dune: Part One and the coming-soon-to-a-theatre-near-you Dune: Part Three.