So, the household and I spend loads of time on Cape Cod, and have been loving it for many years.  The Excellent Couple takes place in close by Nantucket, and the photographs of the water and the sand and people wind-blown weathered wood fences look a lot like these on the Cape I felt like I used to be again there once more, and it was nonetheless the summer season.  Hey, for all I do know, these scenes had been shot on the Cape.  How may I not love this sequence?

And the lead actors, Nicole Kidman as Greer and Liev Schreiber as her husband Tag, top-notch any time, had been particularly excellent on this scenic homicide thriller tailored from Elin Hilderbrand’s novel (which I have never learn), so nicely plotted, with so many almost convincing suspects, that this novel may have been written by Agatha Christie.

The supporting actors, most of who I have never seen on the display screen earlier than, had been glorious as nicely.  Listed below are a few of my favourite scenes and characters:

[And there may be spoilers ahead …]

• Eve Hewson as Amelia Sacks, half of the imperfect couple, was completely convincing in her mixture of virtually sultry and deeply susceptible.
• Schreiber as Tag, when he tells Merritt (pregnant together with his child) that having a child is probably the most stunning factor a person and lady can do, as prelude to his telling her he does not need her to have it, is a very memorable scene of repulsive private betrayal.  Schreiber as Tag can be noteworthy when he bursts in and deconstructs Greer’s ebook launch.  (Greer being an creator is one thing else I recognized with — here is a video of my most up-to-date occasion. Word a little bit of the tribulations on the finish of the introduction.)
• I additionally received a kick out of Donna Lynne Champlin’s gruff, Rosie O’Donnell form of police detective, and her interplay with Michael Seashore (whom I’ve seen loads of over time) as her de facto associate within the homicide investigation was a positive piece of police repartee.
• Ishaan Khatter as Shooter Dival was probably the most tempting of the false leads (he wasn’t the shooter and certainly the homicide sufferer wasn’t shot), and his relationship with Amelia gave rise to among the finest strains within the sequence, “the lady on the B prepare,” which come to consider it will make a very good title for any novel, quick story, film, or TV sequence (Irwin Shaw definitely would’ve appreciated it).
• Again to Dan Carter, my favourite relationship within the sequence — possibly the closest to the proper couple — was Carter’s daughter Chloe (not Zoey!) and her shared emotions with Will, the youngest Winbury. After she’s advised by her father to steer clear of Will — Dan’s understandably apprehensive that the Winbury household is linked to the homicide — she leaves Will a observe on a serviette, “you are cute”. Hey, a bit sweetness goes a good distance in a narrative like this. (Will can be key to determining who the killer is, however I am not going to drop any extra spoilers.)

Anyway, I defy anybody who hasn’t learn the ebook to determine the killer earlier than the ending, and I extremely advocate this Netflix quick sequence, particularly in the event you’ve simply returned from Cape Cod to the large metropolis and its B prepare.