Tin Man. So far...so-so.

Although I'll watch the rest of part one today sometime, I watched the first part of the Sci-fi miniseries "Tin Man" last night and so far... so-so.

I've got no issues with the re-imagining of the classic story. I'll be doing a similar re-imagining of the Pilgrim's Progress starting next year at Spirit Blade Productions.

My "so-so" reaction is based more on the performances offered so far. Alan Cumming, a wonderful actor, seems to miss the comedic beats laid out for him.(Maybe he's concentrating too hard on hiding that thick scottish accent, which *I* think, might have HELPED hus performance!) More of his naturally flamboyant personality would have helped him, had he brought it into the role. Zooey Deschanel, as "DG" (Dorothy Gale) is a little too subtle in her performance at times(although otherwise a great fit for the part) and in general a sense of urgency seems missing from the whole cast so far.

I'll catch a bit more while I eat lunch and then the rest after work. There's some pretty good potential here, so hopefully we'll see an improvement in the remaining portions.