Key Points
Take one unit of Gone Girland turn it on its head; squeeze out the social commentary and the thrilling tropes of a mystery film, stretch it out for seven episodes lasting roughly 30-odd minutes and you have a season of The Last Thing He Told Me ready to be consumed...
Hannah Hall (Jennifer Garner) who makes a living as an acclaimed woodturner in Sausalito, California, has a picture-perfect life living in a beautiful Venetian floating house she shares with her husband Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)..
The only discomfort in her life is her relationship with her stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice), a typical Californian teenager with colourful streaks in her hair and passive aggression reserved for Hannah; while there is palpable tension between the duo, it never reaches a boiling point..
Watching Jennifer Garner and Angourie Rice play off of each others energy is a sight to behold and the actors add depth to the otherwise two-dimensional characters, succeeding in making the show interesting for a while..
Shot by an all-female team of directors starring a stellar cast, the show feels like it is just another avenue for the streaming giant to flex its budget. Nikolaj Coaster-Waldaus genius goes underutilised and the lack of curiosity to explore the characters on screen dulls the project..
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