“A Man in Full” (Netflix) drama limited series.

“A Man in Full” (Netflix) drama limited series, based on Tom Wolfe's novel of the same name. Premise: Business and political interests collide when Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker defends his empire from those wanting to capitalize on his sudden bankruptcy and fall from grace. 

       I haven't read the book or had prior idea what it was all about. But creator David E. Kelley seldom loses and with biggies Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane + the usually awesome Tom Pelphrey in it. Add Lucy Liu and Bill Camp. I gotta try. 

       Disappointing though. Was it a comedy? Dark comedy? The white cop/black antagonist, black defense lawyer/white judge parallel plot point, although contrived, remained as the sane part of this exercise. Jeff with a snake, that thingy with the horse, and the Viagra majick? I mean, were those necessary? And the end sequence. What were those all about? 

       The Wolfe material: “A Man In Full" is a satirical novel (Juvenalian Satire, they say) set in Georgia in the late 20th century. It tells the story of characters, Black and white, from Georgia's various social and economic classes. 

       Yes, these are all in there. The badly caricatured version. 📺🎥📺