The series “Vinyl” received most enthusiastic reviews, filmmakers of all stripes praised him for his colorful characters, rich atmosphere, brilliant casting and style. The project has a high rating (IMDb: 8.00) in comparison with other television films.
Creators
The series “Vinyl” was directed by the great Martin Scorsese , a film director who gave the world the cult gangster series “Underground Empire” about the USA of the 1920s. A creative team of film playwrights led by Terence Winterom, who wrote the script for The Clan of the Soprano and the same Underground Empire, worked on the script. The consultant and co-author of the script was the legendary Mick Jagger, who made adjustments to the formation of musical trends in the 1970s. Reviews of the series “Vinyl” confirm that participation in the production of the vocalist of the rock band The Rolling Stones increased the premiere's expectation rate to 97%. Jagger was so carried away by the production of the series that he tracked even the smallest details, achieving perfect compliance with the spirit of the 1970s, saturated the project with amazing texture.
The story that the creators aimed at is famously twisted around the personality of the protagonist - Ritchie Finestra (Bobby Kannavale), a former successful owner of one of the many American record companies who vomits and rushes in search of new talents and directions in music in order to remain competitive.
Central metaphor
The pilot series of the project lasts almost two hours, and Martin Scorsese’s signature is unmistakably recognized in it. Chopped editing, spectacular angles, an abundance of flashbacks and, of course, enough music. The music director for the first time created an artistic rather than a documentary picture about the music industry, therefore he does not deny himself anything. Contributing authors, evaluating the “Vinyl” series, built the reviews in such a way that it immediately became clear to the reader that the central metaphor for Scorsese’s new project was music. The musical accompaniment in the picture interacts with absolutely everything: time, character characters, places and entire social layers. To accompany flashbacks, the director uses rock and roll and blues, and disco, hip-hop and punk appear in future episodes.
Portrait of an entire era
The signature “rapid”, the long passages of the camera, alternating with clip-on editing, the riot of colors and the relevant off-screen commentary - this is what “Vinyl” is. The series was praised by critics. They added to the above merits the armor-piercing, slightly sloppy, but with perfectly placed accents drama, and loud, verbose dialogues worthy of being sorted into quotes. One of the successful features of the series, according to film critics, is to feature various legendary personalities of the rock industry: Alice Cooper, David Bowie, John Lennon, Elvis himself and Andy Warhol. To enhance the effect, sometimes the creators inserted restored fragments of cult video clips between episodes, which is really impressive. Therefore, the series "Vinyl" reviews of experts are positioned as a portrait of an era.
Plot
According to the critics who analyzed the series “Vinyl”, the plot of the project is in perfect order. Although not very original, it is really fascinating. It has enough detective intrigue, and human and production drama. Some experts commented on the plot "sagging" in the culmination series of the television movie. But this fact does not significantly affect the overall impression.
The story originates in 1973. The main character, Richie Finestra, the owner of the previously reputable record label American Century, is in an active search for new talented musicians and vocalists. Richie overlooked ABBA, only criminal schemes brought profit, there were no mega-hit records for a long time, so things are going very badly. Changes in the music market (the emergence of hip-hop and punk) coincide with private troubles in Richie's life. And now, sitting in his Mercedes, on the verge of despair hears New York Dolls playing music at some night club. The hero understands - this is exactly what he was looking for so long.
Story branches
The fact that “Vinyl” is a series is reminded only by leisurely developing secondary storylines:
- The pretentious assistant (Juno Temple) is trying in every possible way to attract attention and subdue the lead singer of a promising punk band (James Jagger).
- The first client appears, a man from Ritchie’s past, an African-American bluesman.
- Addiction to mineral water and ostentatious housekeeping of the beautiful wife of the hero also clearly hint that the creators have something to tell.
The series “Vinyl” is compared by the audience’s reviews with the “Game of Thrones” in popularity, and they predict greater success and longevity of the first.
Charismatic Protagonist & Company
American television and film actor Robert Kannavale feels at home in Scorsese's project. His hero stands out among other characters with his empathy and expression, prompting inexplicable sympathy in the hearts of the audience. The performer is so immersed in the image of his hero and revealed his character that even bad addictions and difficult relationships with the law do not repel the beholder. And the fanatical obsession and sincere devotion to his work, Richie Finestra, cause respect.
The actor is best known for a wide audience by roles in the series "The Third Shift" and "Will and Grace." Twice winner of the Emmy Award already had experience working with Martin Scorsese: he starred in the 3rd season of the television movie Underground Empire.
American actress Olivia Wilde, one of the sexiest women in the world according to Maxim magazine, was not inferior to Kannavala in professionalism. The actress, who played the role of the wife of the protagonist of the series “Vinyl”, began her creative career in 2000. She played roles in such films as “Alpha Dog”, “Lonely Hearts”, “Neighbor”. Olivia brought world fame to the series “House Doctor” and the film “Tron: Legacy”.
The role of Kip Stevens was played by James Jagger, son of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. It is not worth saying that he got into the series because of his eminent father, the guy is really talented, he has eight acting works.
Rock and roll dope
The series "Vinyl" reviews of film critics and viewers are praised in unison. It is almost impossible to scold. If, during a viewing, perplexed “why” and “what” begin to appear, then you just need to sound the music, and they disappear without a trace. After all, every musical composition that sounds in the picture is like an uppercut, from the dizzying rock'n'roll dope you manage to wake up only in the last episode of the season. By the way, the second season will be released in the winter of 2017, but, unfortunately, without Terence Winter. The producers, referring to the creative differences that arose, said goodbye to the screenwriter.