What is it about?
Danny Sullivan was arrested in 1979 after participating in a shooting in New York City. Based on a series of interrogations led by the brilliant Ria Goodwin, this thriller reveals the life of Danny, from the mysterious elements of the past that create twists. Lead him to a life-changing revelation.
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It stars Tom Holland, Spider-Man’s interpreter in the MCU, who headlines The Crowded Room. He plays the mysterious character Danny Sullivan, who suffers from a serious mental disorder.
Spider-Man Interpreter takes on Amanda Seyfried, who was recently honored for her performance in the mini-series The Dropout. The actor repeats the experience and immerses himself in a drama series inspired by a true story.
The rest of the cast includes such famous faces as Amy Rossum (Shameless), Will Chase (Smash), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter franchise), Christopher Abbott (The Sinner), Emma Laird. (Mayor of Kingstown) and Lior Raz (Fauda).
Is it worth checking out?
He is known for his roles in blockbusters such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe films or Uncharted, but Tom Holland has also been involved in dramatic films, starting from an early age with Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Impossible.
Between the MCU films that blew up his career, the British actor tries other cinematic experiences to shine in diametrically opposite registers and not be locked into one genre or role, witness his performances in Le Diable, tout le. Tempes or cherries.
This time, Tom Holland portrays his role “the most intense of his career” according to him: Danny Sullivan, a young man arrested after the shooting, who discovers his darkest and most painful secret thanks to a series of interrogations with the “investigator”. very special.
The British actor plays a fictionalized version of a real person: Billy Milligan, an American who was arrested in the late 70s in Ohio for at least three rapes, and later found himself unaccountable for his crimes due to his dissociative identity disorder.
His life was the subject of a biography The Thousand and One Lives of Billy Milligan Published in 1981 by Daniel Keyes and inspired by the main character of M. Night Shyamalan’s film Split.
This psychologically extreme role in a crowded room could allow Tom Holland to show his talent, which we have already been able to shine in Le Diable, tout le temps, The Lost City of Z, The Impossible or Au heart. in the ocean, but the very concept of the series prevents it from fully doing so.
Because A Crowded Room refuses to reveal what sets up its intrigue in the first place – Danny’s dissociative identity disorder – while the audience knows this postulate because it’s a fiction based on real facts and a person who really existed. Especially since the serial project was announced on this square.
Creator and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (Batman & Robin, I Robot, The Da Vinci Code, The Dark Tower) tries to drown out the fish and build a mystery around the mental breakdown of Tom Holland’s character. He pulls the strings and carries the extra weight in the show until episode 5 (of 10!), where he finally embraces his subject matter.
It’s hard to play surprise and suspense when you actually already know what’s going on in Danny’s psyche. Only Tom Holland’s character creation deserves our attention, and even that takes away from the actor. It’s hard to get attached to him and follow his journey because of the confusing, abstract and rather confused chorus process, despite solid performances from the rest of the cast.
If A Crowded Room misses the mark of a well-crafted thriller, the fact remains that the series excels at delving into Danny’s past with moving and well-directed flashbacks.
Above all, the series manages to recreate a particular era and society with enough brilliance and intensity to be believed. And Cornelius Mundruzzo’s staging (Woman Pieces, Jupiter’s Moon) ends with a plot of great darkness portrayed with a sense of luminous poetry.
The first three episodes of The Crowded Room are available on Apple TV+, via the paid platform or for free via myCANAL. The rest of the series will be available one episode a week.
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