When in 2004 Harlan Coben published his book “Only one look”, the reviewers looked at the thriller with a friendly eye. “Daily Mail” praised the novel for “stunning feature surprises and twists and turns that are breathtaking more than usual “, In turn, “The Guardian” wrote that Coben in the book “keeps uncertainty and intrigues until the last line.” Readers share enthusiasm. On the website we like to read the book received almost seven thousand ratings, and their average was 7.4 stars out of 10 possible. Twin Goodreads portal, where publishers are evaluated by readers from around the world, recorded almost 50,000. Coben’s book ratings. The average was four stars out of five possible.
Adaptation of the novel was a matter of time. After the success of the series “No Second Chance” realized by the French TF1 television station, the time has come for “only one look”. The premiere of the series in selected countries took place in 2017. After eight years, Netflix invested in history. On March 5, the Polish adaptation of Coben’s book appeared on the website. This is the third story of the writer, which Poles showed on the small screen. She appeared in the series Maria Dębska, Cezary Łukaszewicz, Piotr Stramowski, Mirosław Zbrojewicz and Marta Malikowska.
There are the first reviews of the series “Only one look”. “Tragic”
The first production reviews have already appeared on the network. “If this series is characterized by anything, then a lack of character” – writes Bartek Czartoryski. “I have the impression that in the era of algorithms of many creators, many artists assume that all you need to do is not slow down for six episodes to keep the viewer’s attention” – adds Bogna Goślińska, who rated the series at five out of ten stars.
However, what the Polish critic sees the defect, Jonathon Wilson from Readisteadycut.com praises. “There is nothing new or unusual here” – he writes, but he points out that he sees this value as it. “Typical Cobena thriller” is for him a temporary breath from production, which is discussed a lot, and quickly forgets them. “The series is realized with the precision of the watchmaker to do exactly what he has to do and nothing else” – adds Wilson and sums up that This kind of “light” productions will always be popular.
Archite of Sengupta from leisurebyte.com, in turn, is delighted with Maria Dębska in the role of Greta. “She is fantastic” – writes a reviewer, whose series seemed “extremely pleasant and fun”. However, the charatterjee from dmtalkies.com showed much less enthusiasm.
The reviewer assessed “only one look” at only half of five stars and already in the title of the text he noted that this is “another tragic series”. “Action phrases are actually unpredictable here. Because they are so disappointing that it was impossible to predict such a poor finale” – writes the critic. “When the viewer sits and wonders if the end was so bad, or just someone wrote it so badly, Coben counts money from Netflix and I write another creation that should be in the garbage” – he adds.
Only one look at Netfliks. What is the series based on Coben’s book?
“The world of happily married jewelry designer falls into pieces when he discovers the mysterious old photo of her husband in the company of strangers. Determined to learn the truth, he delves into a network of secrets and lies that threaten her loved ones and forces her to question everything she has believed so far” – we read in the description of the series.
Source: Gazeta
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