Nicole Kidman's The Perfect Couple divides critics with some hailing new Netflix show as 'ludicrously good' while others brand it 'daft'
Following the U.K. premiere and the new trailer arriving this week, the first handful of reviews are in for Netflix's The Perfect Couple before it debuts Thursday.
Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber lead the buzzy cast of this upcoming limited series, following a wealthy Nantucket family whose lives are turned upside down.
The first three reviews have surfaced, with one calling it 'ludicrously good,' while the others are not so positive, one calling it 'daft' and 'derivative.'
The sole positive review thus far is from The Guardian's Lucy Mangan, who compared the show to HBO's The White Lotus and Big Little Lies.
She praised the, 'proper plot,' and the, 'carousel of suspects turns and reveals drop at perfectly spaced intervals.'
Following the U.K. premiere and the new trailer arriving this week , the first handful of reviews are in for Netflix 's The Perfect Couple before it debuts Thursday
The first three reviews have surfaced, with one calling it 'ludicrously good,' while the others are not so positive, one calling it 'daft' and 'derivative'
'It may or may not have things to say about the haves and have-nots, the power of money to corrupt, as well as class consciousness, but it doesn’t have anything like the interest The White Lotus, say, took in such questions,' she added.
It was adapted by Jenna Lamia from the book of the same name by Elin Hilderbrand, who is known as the queen of the beach read. Lamia has kept exactly what makes such books great and presented us with a glorious, ridiculous treat. Nothing to do but sit back and enjoy.
The critic insists, 'it's almost impossible to resist bingeing the entirety of this classy detective drama set around a posh wedding in Nantucket.'
'It’s a glorious, perfectly paced delight,' she says, though the other critics have quite the opposite take.
The series could have been a piece of 'biting satire,' but, according to The Independent's Nick Hilton, the show is as, 'daft as it is derivative.'
Hilton claims that the irony of the show with this specific title is, 'for all the beachfront properties, the designer dresses, and wedding cakes that could feed a small army, perfection is nowhere to be found.'
He adds, 'The star wattage of the cast, and their creative bona fides, should be taken with a pinch of salt: this is a neat shot of unadulterated naffness.'
The show is adapted from the 2018 novel of the same name by Elin Hilderbrand, who has been dubbed, 'queen of the beach reads'
'It may or may not have things to say about the haves and have-nots, the power of money to corrupt, as well as class consciousness, but it doesn’t have anything like the interest The White Lotus, say, took in such questions,' she added
The critic insists, 'it's almost impossible to resist bingeing the entirety of this classy detective drama set around a posh wedding in Nantucket'
He adds, 'The star wattage of the cast, and their creative bona fides, should be taken with a pinch of salt: this is a neat shot of unadulterated naffness'
Hilton adds that while the book was, 'written to be inhaled at a Cabo poolside, geared up on piña coladas – and its TV adaptation is going to be consumed by hungover commuters on packed trains'
Hilton adds that while the book was, 'written to be inhaled at a Cabo poolside, geared up on piña coladas – and its TV adaptation is going to be consumed by hungover commuters on packed trains.'
He also calls it a 'transparently cynical rip-off' of similar shows like The White Lotus, Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers.
The third review from the Irish Examiner's Pat Fitzpatrick claimed that if fans liked The White Lotus, they will not enjoy The Perfect Couple.
'They’re both cut from the same reel, but The White Lotus is much better. It’s cookie-cutter TV at this stage,' Fitzpatrick said.
The critic added, 'There isn’t enough in the characters to make you want to watch it for more than 30 minutes. And no amount of plot can save that.'
'If you want muzak TV that shows a few nice images while you scroll your phone at night, this might just work. But if you’re looking for a meaty show that will take the edge off the evenings closing in, you’ll need to keep looking,' Fitzpatrick concludes the review.
