Television rating|In the new Netflix mini-series, Nicole Kidman is the evil “almond mother”.
Than The White Lotusbut even more American.
This is how the Danish director could sum it up Susanne Bierin I lived Hilderbrand a new series based on the book of the same name A perfect couple (The Perfect Couple, 2024 USA). However, there is no movement in this thriller The White Lotuksen I don’t meet in exotic luxury hotels, but in the atmosphere of a wedding held in a mansion on the coast of the United States.
The six-episode miniseries follows the bride (Eve Hewson), who is about to enter the altar of the son of a millionaire family (Billy Howle) with. The groom’s mother, a famous writer living in the mansion (Nicole Kidman) is not very happy with his son’s choice of partner. He acknowledges his daughter-in-law about her diet and clothing.
When a body is found on the beach of the wedding venue on the morning of the wedding, the wedding plans are changed. The addictive murder mystery unfolds episode by episode, strewn with love drama and family feuds.
In the intro of the Perfect Couple miniseries, we see a fake dance together.
In the series let’s play ingeniously with contrasts. While the American dream is being lived in the picturesque mansion, the next scene reveals the twisted and sad details of the story in the police interrogation room.
Inter alia Tim Bagleyn the starred wedding planner describes the series’ millionaire family in an eccentric way in the interrogation room.
“Yes, they are rich. ‘Children’s sex ring on a private island’ – rich. The ‘boring, so let’s buy a monkey’ rich. ‘Kill someone and get away with it’ rich people”, lists the wedding planner.
In some places, the series of murders has been lightened by clumsy means. In the intro of the series, we see a fake smile and a bad one Meghan Trainorin Criminals– group dance adapted to the song. Supervisor Susanne Bier tells In Netflix’s announcement, that the funny intro gives the viewer permission to have fun with the dark series.
For the viewer, the intro remains rather detached, probably as a funny Tiktok dance in the production’s own opinion.
The best the series features Kidman’s villainous role as the family’s narcissistic queen bee. The “almond mother” who acknowledges her daughters-in-law tries in every way to keep the family’s backstage up and obsessively protect her sons.
The phrase almond mom is based on supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadidin maternal Yolanda Haddine for weight loss advice. He told his daughters to chew almonds when they were hungry.
A perfect couple is a top-notch trash series that doesn’t forcefully try to be too deep or serious. The timeline of events keeps the viewer glued to the screen, even if for some six hours, the constant guessing of the murderer may be too much.
A perfect match, Netflix.
A wedding party, murder and family feuds collide in the new Netflix series The Perfect Couple.