This show was made for a younger demographic than the original. Having high hopes for this, I was terribly disappointed when after just a few minutes, I realized that this is more like, 'Bride of Chucky', than it was like, 'Saw'.
If I had to pick the one thing that irks me most it would be using the original intellectual material, yet changing it to create a new project. All this does is create a completely derivative product. An example of this would be Wilson Wilson's character. He's almost exactly the same as the original. The original Jessica Hyde is sexy and likeable although clearly a sociopath in her mid to late 30s. This new Jessica looks like a homeless person with gross dreadlocks in her early 20s ready to go to an Ani DiFranco concert. She utterly unlikable. But worst of all is what they did with the Arby character, and the character origin stories.
The violence in the show didn't drive home the intensity of it's purpose. It seemed prattish and gummy. More like, 'Harley Quinn', than, 'Jason Bourne'.
If I hadn't seen the original I would have never finished this show. But to be fair I did. Clearly it was a disappointment to me after having high hopes. I am losing faith in Amazon's ability to produce high quality shows like Hulu, HBO or Netflix. The one show I really enjoy started off on SyFy and is Jeff Bezos favorite show.
I would be shocked if this gets a second season once people seek out the original and realize just how bamboozled they've been. I can guarantee you won't find it on Amazon.
