I didn't expect DAY BREAK to be as good as it is. It is not for viewers with IQ's under room temperature. It's tricky as it is risky, sophisticated, avant garde and needs a bit of
time and exposure to get into your head. Once there you'll appreciate the complex script,
characters and unorthodox concept.
No, it's not a knock off of GROUNDHOGS DAY; DAY BREAK a whole other animal, very sophisticated and put together to draw you in. You will get hooked; buy not right away. Its complexity will challenge you. Unlike many TV plots today, thinking is required. And shrewd observation and the realization that what's obvious isn't all there is.
It will take some (very enjoyable) deductions to get into the right mindset. Once there you'll really be challenged and certainly edge-of-your-sofa entertained.Your perception should be, as a bad guy character says, that decisions lead to consequences. Maybe it was Aristotle who first thought up the line, like 'for ever cause there are many effects; for every effect, many causes. There are many clever causes and effects here. All real, all believable and mostly exciting.
It took me two viewings to get what was going down. Three to really appreciate the fine
writing and so-unique concept and direction. A virtue with DAY BREAK is that you'll be able to
see it many times and each time see, enjoy more. I'm now looking forward very much to re-view
and expect to view again.
Production, from acting to editing, posh green LA venues to hot women and either cool or cruel
men is first-class. I lived and working in media writing and never saw better locations. In all, DB is the best mini-series I've seen in a long while. It should've, could've been a major theatrical release. It would have been a sensation with its new actors and attitudes and action. The deep, complex plot's
a wonder.
And wonder of wonders, the more the onion's peeled the better it gets. The final denouement is
believable and hard to believe at the same time. Give it time, you'll see what's what. I watched as I, under my breath kept saying "aha and oh yeah and (expletive deleted)now I get it. DB's an education In the Making Of segments you'll see some dedicated young filmmakers talking about the risks they took and why the risks were worth it, whether they were accepted or not by some viewers. I agreed. For me everything in DB was worth it; surprising and memorable. I'll wait a month or months and see it all again.
Surprisingly, seeing it more than once, the surprise quotient stays high. Mostly when surprises are revealed it's a rush. Will you guess the surprises? Many will, many will hit replay to go back to the scene and see what led to the consequences.
Taye Diggs is perfectly cast as a hard cop with compassion, one who makes mistakes and accepts the humanity (failings included) of other characters, good or bad people - and those lines are blurred throughout the595 MINUTES. Every character is real and human as can be. They're mostly familiar faces and a great very balanced, true to live ensemble.
Okay, enough raving. This fine show lasted one season? The rumors that bean counters lack taste and and feel viewers are are mostly oblivious. DAY BREAK is a bargain now; get to Amazon Marketplace and get it for a lot less than it's worth; it's far more than worth its price.
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