I anticipated the premiere of Tin Man with an impatient optimism. With stars I admire like Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming and Richard Dreyfuss taking on the task of giving this very loved classic a new modern spin you can't lose right? Everything they touch turns to gold right?
Alan Cumming gave Titus the vile, bold Saturninus. Matt Hooper, the famous character from Jaws? No one can forget Dreyfus' expressions in that flick. The ever lovely daughter of Caleb Dechanel; Zooey Dechanel as Kat in Weeds and Trillian in the book-to-movie adaptation of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy has her as a sci-fi pinup girl.
A winning cast right; with a winning plot!
Well, half of that is right. I was completely impressed with the plot, character development in the first two episodes but something was bugging me. Television veteran Neal McDonough portrays an incredible character with depth. The Tin Man, Cain, is easy to admire and love as a character. He is dark, rugged and full of heart in his paladin ways; but you have to look past Neal's performance to really get into it. His performance of this main character leaves me craving something more, something less over dramatized.
He lacked, there I said it! I didn't enjoy his performance in this one folks. Neal McDonough is a talented actor and has the talent to take a character off the page and bring him life. I didn't see him live up to the full potential in this one. I honestly feel he could of lived up or even surpassed the performance of his fellow cast members.
He has a chance to set me straight with his upcoming release of Traitor in which he co-stars with the very talented Don Cheadle.
If you haven't caught the episodes on the Sci-Fi channel you still have a chance to play catch up Sci-Fi.com. All aired episodes are available to stream and view.
Despite my cries of disappointment in Mr. Donough's performance the entire show is worth the stream or cost of On-Demand ordering. Presented in widescreen format, the cinematography, costuming, sets and plot is sure to make it a cult classic that Sci-Fi couldn't of foreseen. Obscure and well known references to the Victor Fleming film classic of 1939, L. Frank Baum's book and The Wiz (though I didn't see it) made me giggle; and sometimes slap my forehead. It's a pulp fiction melting pot of the best fantasy/sci-fi elements.
I'm sure most fans will be snagging it up as soon as they release it on DVD and other formats.
And why not? It's a keeper.
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