Regarding the series “Breaking Bad“, while the acting is solid and story premise interesting, it fails in the dramatic sense.

Tthe idea of “drama” is to be dramatic. Every scene in a movie should either be captivating or push the story forward with style.

Seems today’s directors brazenly ignore this. They could take a hint from Martin Scorsese’s “Good Fellas”. Strong characters in strong scenes, one after the other.

“Breaking Bad” seems like it would have made an interesting 2-hour film. It’s clear the idea was expanded as a means to sell advertising slots. Well, suffice to say, one gets tired of such transparent exploitation of the viewer. Try to remember we pay for your channel and don’t particularly care for long commercial breaks.

Given all the hype AMC raised over “Breaking Bad”, they are to be lombasted for presenting an overcooked turkey. This isn’t “The Godfather”, “Good Fellas” or even “The King of New York”. It is what it is: a tedious soap with occasional relief in the form of so-so action. Not good enough.

Sincerely,

Rob Holden