Ok, we have watched “The Dropout” recently (more than a week ago, to be precise: our working schedules are a bit scrambled at the moment due to various ordeals, so neither of us have enough time to watch the newest things, such as “Ripley,” for instance), and my very first thought was: too long and overdone, especially the first three or so episodes. The entire thing should’ve been reduced to three parts maximum, and that would’ve been more than enough.
Other than that, it was well done, with my only one yet significant pet peeve: it felt as if the filmmakers were trying to whitewash the Theranos downfall, minimising Holmes’s wrongdoings, almost forcing the audience to sympathise with the young woman, whose confusion and frustration (perhaps neurodivergent, as it was suggested) has to be at least partially excused. Her portrayal by Seyfried doesn’t help here either: it’s the exact case when the actor is too good looking for a prototype (apologies for a shallow remark, but Seyfried’s beauty was a bit distracting throughout the whole plot). I didn’t want to feel sorry for a cinematic version of Elizabeth, and all the attempts to “understand her motives” seemed contrary to the premise of the show: “fake it till you make it” most likely would end up in a clusterfuck.
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