‘Below’ Review: Josh Hartnett’s Silly Netflix Creature-Feature Is a Treat for the Eyes and Ears and Not Much Else
OK, the Newfoundland-set and -shot series also looks good, but the six-part series about an underwater monster terrorizing a small Canadian fishing village gets stranded between goofy thrills and meaningful drama. The accents, though — magnificent.
The Netflix series "Below" is set in the small Canadian fishing village of Snook's Arm in Newfoundland. The show follows Calvin Penney, a down-on-his-luck fisherman played by Josh Hartnett, who is struggling to make ends meet. According to TheWrap, Calvin is a single father of three adult children who has been dealing with the aftermath of his father's death, which he witnessed as a child when an entire house was seemingly swallowed by the sea.
The series combines elements of thrills and drama as the community faces challenges such as billionaires attempting to buy them out of their homes and climate change affecting the fishing industry. IndieWire notes that the show gets stranded between goofy thrills and meaningful drama. A monstrous creature is also terrorizing the village from the water.
The show's setting and accents have been praised, with IndieWire describing the accents as "magnificent". The series was created by Jesse McKeown and executive produced by several people, including Josh Hartnett.
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