Most likely, the appearance in the Russian cinema of a police series relishing the topic that has been relevant since the time of the unforgettable Conan Doyle - direct participation in the detective investigation of the involved civilian consultant was a matter of time. And so it happened - on the blue screens of the country, the movie product “Freud's Method” began its triumphal march.
The creators have done their best: the casting is decent, the leading actor - Ivan Okhlobystin - is beyond praise, that's all. Musical accompaniment, starting with the title (splash) soundtrack - in the style of "Sherlock", the storyline - almost written off from the "Mentalist", and the main character - Gregory House in the flesh, is only more insightful than
Cal Lightman himself
. And who dares, after The Mentalist, Detective Monk, Dexter, the modern Sherlock and his Elementary, to call the idea innovative or at least original? Most likely, no one!
Not spoiler, but backstory
To find out the background of the protagonist’s appearance in law enforcement, you need to watch the movie “Freud’s Method” (episode 2) with special passion. There, Roman Freidin - a handsome man who studied psychology, sociology and took courses at all kinds of shamans and fortunetellers with diviners, satiated with science, but taking a lot of weapons, becomes the best poker player in the world.
He rushed to Europe to “kill” the billionaires there, but the all-seeing Interpol immediately blocked his access and forcibly returned to his homeland. Out of boredom, the protagonist helps all sorts of law firms, whose lawyers begin to win the process after the process, and the prosecutor’s office
bites his elbows. And here it is not known how an attractive girl, about twenty years old, is appointed to the post of head of the investigative department of the prosecutor’s office, naturally the poor girl can’t cope with work. This is where the savior appears - Roman Freudin. And then - all the best: the ingenious protagonist, the stupidity and limitedness of others, the inevitable love passion with the boss, constant feuds with colleagues and the obligatory capture of another villain at the end of the series.
Defense Facts
On the other hand, the creators still managed to create a special “detective” intriguing mood, the merit of skillful scriptwriters who built brilliant dialogues generously seasoning them with well-aimed aphorisms. Moreover, the detective story is a rather narrow genre, and detective films and series have already been shot, and even more than any other taken together, here you can not do without stereotyping and repetition. Either the creators realized this in time, or the funding stopped, but they did not begin to stretch the plot until the 60th series. They left the viewer with a dumb question: "" Freud’s Method ", will there be a continuation of the series?" Indeed, a good half of the viewers have an opinion that they were in a hurry with closing.
In general, Freud’s Method is not the worst movie product of our time. The only question remains open: why did poor old Freud (the very founder of psychoanalysis) be dragged? Is this an example of bad taste or a successful publicity stunt?