Just read the book (The Corner - Complete Mini Series (DVD))

Member Name: bruffyboy

Product:	The Corner - Complete Mini Series (DVD)
Date:	23/08/09 (7 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: some of the acting

Disadvantages: not as good as book

This American TV Series is a dramatisation of the book of the same name. Having read the book, I found the TV series very shallow and not at all as interesting as the text, but having said that it's not bad in its own right. It follows a group of people addicted to drugs. It looks at their addiction, what they do to fund their drug use, how it affects their families etc. As you may imagine, there's a lot of swearing in it, so it's not appropriate for young viewers. The whole thing has a very 'made for TV' feel to it, and some of the actors are very weak. However, there are also some well known actors in there, and it's good to see them involved.

The main thing I found was that the characters weren't developed enough or deep enough to elicit sympathy or empathy in the viewer. Whereas in the book you get to know them over a long period of time, the TV show throws them right at you, and their body language and facial expressions aren't really enough to make you feel sorry for them.

All in all it's an interesting enough TV series, but I can only really recommend it to spark your interest in reading the book.

Summary: don't bother