Dublin Murders

This 8 hour series is based on the first two novels in the ‘Dublin Murder Squad’ series by Tana French.  My quick take: this is an uneven yet poignant, largely gripping, atmospheric crime drama.

Independently, each of these books could have made for pretty compelling drama.  Instead, the series attempts to mesh these two whodunnits, using the connecting themes of identity and memories.  The result is that one story doesn’t get told as well as the other, and for three episodes or so in-between, there is a fair bit of slack.  Still, the strong opening and closing, the well-etched characters, and the splendid performances carry enough weight to make it worth checking out.  Just don’t expect every plot point to be resolved and tied up neatly. 

Here’s a link to the trailer.