Sirens, the review of the Netflix miniseries

If Gwyneth Paltrow had decided to found a sect instead of selling fragrant candles, perhaps it would have been very similar to that of Julianne Moore in Sirens: very blond and Wasp women who dress pastel colors, circles, yoga and jogging on the sea, traces of wealth everywhere. Sirens, on the other hand, is a TV series and in seriality for ideal relative has White Lotusbecause of that social satire of the ultra rich in vogue today and of that malice that ribbles under an enameled surface of smiles and assorted hypocrisies. Here the narration moves decidedly to women, with intertwining of power, emotional dependencies and a pinch of supernatural that adds a mysterious shadow. Sirens He has a lot of defects, but he has that magnetism that makes you get glued to the screen until the end.

Julianne Moore is eaten, as always, the scene with a freezing and fascinating interpretation, in the role of Michaela, wife of a billionaire (Kevin Bacon) who commands a group of followers, including the young assistant Simone, played by Milly Alcock. Next to them, Meghann Fahy (view in Succession) In the role of Devon, messed up, punk but with a tender heart, who brings to the island, kingdom of Michaela, to recover his younger sister Simone.

Julianne Moore in Sirenson Netflix.

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We laugh a lot of the rich but you laugh very generally in this black comedy. There are hilarious jokes (“And now what do we cook for guests? In the fridge there is only the ozempic”), secondary comedy characters, habits and grotesque tics, the ironic and sarcastic gaze of Devon, who unmasks everyone. The plot revolves around a mystery that will then reveal itself in the end: what does Michaela really combine? Is it a siren of the title, which bewitched the others? Or maybe the recall of the privilege transcends this beautiful cynical lady?

The supernatural element, however, remains a little vague, an expedient that struggles to find a solid narrative weight and that sometimes weighs down the plot. Nevertheless Sirens He enchants how the things that shine with distant and unattainable worlds enchant but above all enchants for the intertwining and psychological dynamics between the characters. The deception is there and can only be seen at the end.

Meghann Fahy in the role of Devon and Milly Alcock in that of Simone in Sirens.

Meghann Fahy in the role of Devon and Milly Alcock in that of Simone in Sirens.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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