BRITISH CRIME THRILLERS: “Hostage.” / “Code of Silence.” / “Missing You.”
“Hostage” (Netflix) British political thriller miniseries . Premise: An international summit between the French and British leaders goes awry when the husband of the British Prime Minister is kidnapped and the French president is blackmailed. Truly an edge-of-your seat thriller, anchored on the magnetic synergy of Suranne Jones (as the British PM) and Julie Delpy (as the French President). Good that the series is compressed into just 5 episodes, so we don’t get to bear with melodramatic interludes and stereotypical dialogues–without losing the compelling intrigue of the political power play between two traditional European rivals and on/off friends. It’s all business, done. No qualms, no chasers, no blah in between. But a few scripting flaws in the last two episodes, such as why would a trained professional soldier who's part of a conspiracy leave her laptop as she fled? And why does the leader ...