[.ca] Dangerous Lady

Everything a mini-series should be:
When I heard the words "british TV miniseries", I was admittedly not expecting much. I was very pleasantly surprised. This miniseries had everything a quality production should have: good cinematography, an excellent script, fully-drawn three-dimensional characters, and a fine slate of actors. Pay particular attention to Jason Isaacs as Michael "Mickey" Ryan. Mr. Isaacs, and the movie, were outstanding.

Enjoyable British mini-series:
Enjoyable British mini-series relates the story of 20-year-old Maura Ryan, who, after discovering her family's criminal past, teams with her brother to take control of their illegal interests. Together, the pair rule London's underworld...until an unexpected challenge threatens to destroy everything they've built.

An unusually rewarding miniseries:
While never quite overcoming its origins as a British television miniseries, this movie is nevertheless an absorbing, satisfying crime drama featuring unusually strong performances, especially from leads Susan Lynch and the always mesmerizing Jason Isaacs. Both convey their reluctance to yield completely to the life of crime that seems to have chosen them; it costs Maura her one true love, and Mickey any chance of self-determinism at all. Mickey commences his career as the youthful lover of an older boss, whom he regards with contempt and disgust. While never excusing or romanticizing their actions, the story presents the Ryans as unusually fully realized individuals, and even at their most sociopathic, they are never entirely repellent. As British productions in general seem to do, this one also projects extreme realism in the gritty environment and tacky costumes. The accents may prove somewhat challenging to Americans for the first few minutes, since those seem completely authentic as well.