Alfonso Cuarons Apple TV+ limited seriesDisclaimeris gut-wrenching, beautiful and solidly conventional.
Beware of narrative and form, indeed.
Even if you never read Knights book, you know this story.
Cate Blanchett in Apple TV+’s ‘Disclaimer’Apple TV+
Subsequent episodes will drop weekly until November 15.
Yet, overall,Disclaimeris a study in confession by a filmmaker for whom perspective is the ultimate deconstruction.
If you are expecting a work of towering originality,Disclaimerwill disappoint.
From left,Sacha Baron Cohen,Kevin Kline, Cate Blanchett and Alfonso Cuarón attend the ‘Disclaimer’ red carpet inVenice.Getty Images
Beyond the prestige of Cuaron and his cinematic vision, that uncertainty isDisclaimers imperium.
A book whose contents sets off the chain reaction of near unbridled retribution that is the shows black-hole soul.
Which is exactly as it should be.
