review
I rarely watch TV, but being such an Elmore Leonard fan I had to see if
Justified lived up to Leonard's books. This series appears to be based
upon Riding the Rap. Episode 2 actually uses dialog that is taken
straight from the book, so I assume Leonard is consulting on this
project. The series, at least the first two episodes, captures the
wacky but gritty Elmore Leonard style that I love. I disagree about the
slowness of pace. I think the series is paced correctly for maximum
benefit. Given the cramped style of a 40 or so minute format, I am
surprised that they are able to pack in as much as they do. My guess is
that the series will be one long exposition of the book, which is fine
with me since I am always sorry when I come to the end of an Elmore
Leonard novel. If the script and the visual effects didn't capture my
mental image of Leonard's novels, then I would not watch.. But the
writers, directors and in particular the actors...all of them...have
nailed Elmore Leonard. This is far better than Get Shorty. It has the
grittiness and the fidelity missing in that movie. I would not be
surprised if this series won an Emmy
Storyline
U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is a modern day 19th century-style lawman,
enforcing his brand of justice in a way that puts a target on his back
with criminals and places him at odds with his bosses in the Marshal
service. That conflict results in a reassignment for Givens to the U.S.
District covering the town where he grew up. He is an anachronism - a
tough, soft spoken gentleman who finds his quarry fascinating, but never
gives an inch. Dig under his placid skin and you'll find an angry man
who grew up hard in rural Kentucky, with an outlaw father, who knows a
lot more about who he doesn't want to be than who he really is.
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