{"id":114119,"date":"2022-08-02T14:58:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T19:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=114119"},"modified":"2022-08-02T14:58:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T19:58:51","slug":"ringside-report-reviews-the-serpent-mini-series-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=114119","title":{"rendered":"Ringside Report Reviews The Serpent Mini-Series on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=114119\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=114119\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-114120 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The_Serpent_TV_series-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The_Serpent_TV_series-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The_Serpent_TV_series.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Janet Grace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is an easy one-day binger, excellent in so many ways. Set during the Summers of Love \u201960 \u2013 \u201870&#8217;s. I remember that historical time period and I definitely remember it\u2019s music.<\/p>\n<p>Kudos to Composer, Dominik Scherrer, for capturing the easy going energy of the 60&#8217;s \u2013 70&#8217;s, I\u2019ll post a link for your listening pleasure at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>The Serpent is a True Crime Mini-Series under the drama\/thriller genre. The movie details factual events of a 1970&#8217;s era criminal investigation of a sociopathic conman, thief, serial killer who; robbed and killed young travelers along what was known then as \u201cThe Hippie Trail, in South East Asia, stealing their identities, posing as them and traveling to the deceased&#8217;s next destination, to cover his tracks.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Charles Sobhral&#8217;s crimes reached the world&#8217;s heart when parent\u2019s of victims sought to find their children&#8217;s whereabouts to no avail given the Killer had the LEO\u2019s in his back pocket. His supposedly amassed wealth aided in covering up his crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Not many during that era, would suspect someone who claimed to be exceedingly wealthy, of committing heinous crimes and killings?<\/p>\n<p>How innocent the world was. Now, we know better. That&#8217;s exactly where we start looking first!<\/p>\n<p>The Killer reminded me of TFG. I can be conspiracy minded. I wondered at the films odd timing. I did. If Hollywood remakes The Omen, I\u2019ll know I\u2019m on to something.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, who or what, was present when TFG\u2019s mom was giving birth to that monsoon, I mean, man? Just curious. I digress. Back to the review:<\/p>\n<p>It was not until news of two missing Dutch travelers reached the hero of the story: Henry, a low-level Dutch Embassy Employee with the moral compass of a true humanitarian, that we get to see how complicated the quest to find the missing will be.<\/p>\n<p>Bless this gentleman&#8217;s legacy, family and descendants for eternity. The story within the story details how he went above and beyond risking his job, reputation, marriage; sanity, to gather enough evidence to make the case stick. The devils own tale, this was.<\/p>\n<p>The Psychopath\u2019s two accomplices were a very young and na\u00efve French Canadian \u201cQu\u00e9b\u00e9cois\u201d teen who loved the Freak enough to turn a blind eye at the truth that a part of her always knew existed.<\/p>\n<p>The second one was another sicko, Ajay, so desperate for recognition and family, that he became a \u201cRenfeld\u201d to Alain\/Charles, doing his bidding, however grizzly the job, just for the luxury of being the Alpha Clown\u2019s right hand man.<\/p>\n<p>I thought the series was riveting from the word \u201cgo\u201d and was surprised to read the criticism by those far more experienced at reviewing, than I.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m all about: sans le disclosure. Those that measure each breath actors draw, were merciless with their critique. What am I missing?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, my enjoyment stemmed from my not having had any knowledge of the piece beforehand? I had not read anything or seen any trailers before watching it. I was not informed, preferring to jump into the frosty waters unbeknownst.<\/p>\n<p>I read that I wasn&#8217;t the only one \u2018missing something\u2019 with reference to critique. It has won a good many awards, nominations in quite a few categories, including music, costumes. The good reviews far outweigh the critique.<\/p>\n<p>The series was created using a cross-cutting format between dates and times, filling in huge gaps of information, after the fact. This is a technique used in countless other movies, i.e., \u201cMemento\u201d, \u201cHarry Potter\u201d, \u201cStar Wars\u201d, etc.<\/p>\n<p>There are two teams of critiques. Those who did not like the crisscrossing through time and those who preferred it and felt it added something positive to the series.<\/p>\n<p>The actors were wonderful in my eyes except for the main character. I would have liked the Psychopath, Alain\u2019s, character to have been more convincing; charming. He was too aloof and suspicious to have had anyone trust him enough to accept a handshake, let alone a venture to his crib. Nope-ity Nope, Nope, Nope.<\/p>\n<p>The character that the actor attempts to portray, is that of a sociopath faking it till he makes it at being a distinguished gems dealer when his true source of financial freedom are the heinous acts he committed to secure those gems and all of his, Monique\u2019s and Ajay\u2019s wealth.<\/p>\n<p>His two accomplices, Monique and Ajay, were curious as two people caught in the spiders web, jealous of each other&#8217;s relationship with the Freak, who; of course, played them both against each other, because that&#8217;s what narcissists do.<\/p>\n<p>Couples, Henry and Angela, Nadine and Remi, along with the feisty Paul, are the heroes who; together, trek through danger, corruption, glass and vitriolic lunacy, to gather what they need to bring justice to the families of the missing.<\/p>\n<p>You will fall in love with the stunning views and scenery. Brava to the Cinematography and Costumes Department for sharing their creativity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Written by:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2022 Richard Warlow and Toby Finlay<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Executive Producers:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Richard Warlow<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Tom Shankland<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Preethi Mavahalli<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Damien Timmer<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Lucy Richer<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Directed by:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Tom Shankland<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Hans Herbots<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Cast:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Tajar Rahim as Alain, Charles Sobhral<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Amesh Edireweera as Ajay Chowdhury<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Jenna Coleman as Marie Leclerc, Monique<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Mathilde Warnier as Nadine Gires<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Gr\u00e9goire Isvarine as Remi Gires<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Fabien Frankel as Dominique Renelleau<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Billy Howle as Herman Knippenberg<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Ellie Bamber as Angela Knippenberg<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>\u2022 Tim McInnerny as Paul Siemons<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awards, Nominations: 2 BAFTAS plus 9 other Nominations.<br \/>\nIMBD gave it a 7.6\/10<br \/>\nRotten Tomatoes gave it a 68%.<\/p>\n<p>I gave it a 8.5\/10 because I enjoyed it.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out. Send a little \u201cpeaceful vibe\u201d out to the actual victims when you do check it out. I wish their families could&#8217;ve been compensated from the proceeds of the criminal\u2019s book and this movie. That&#8217;s what I would have done. Perhaps, they did. No judgment, just saying.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em><strong>Peace\/Out:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em><strong>JG )O<\/strong><\/em><\/span>(<\/p>\n<p>There are spoilers in that link, fyi, so \u2026<\/p>\n<p>H\u00e2tez vous lentement.<\/p>\n<p>Hasten Slowly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/amp\/en-us\/2021\/04\/10397220\/the-serpent-netflix-soundtrack-70s-songs-list\">https:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/amp\/en-us\/2021\/04\/10397220\/the-serpent-netflix-soundtrack-70s-songs-list<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Janet Grace This is an easy one-day binger, excellent in so many ways. Set during the Summers of Love \u201960 \u2013 \u201870&#8217;s. I remember that historical time period and I definitely remember it\u2019s music. Kudos to Composer, Dominik Scherrer, for capturing the easy going energy of the 60&#8217;s \u2013 70&#8217;s, I\u2019ll post a link [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114120,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17984],"tags":[29390],"class_list":["post-114119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","tag-ringside-report-reviews-the-serpent-mini-series-on-netflix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114119"}],"version-history":[{"count":-2,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}