Apple TV+'s adaptation of Carl Hiassen's novel nail's the author's sunburnt-noir voice — and gives the 'Wedding Crashers' star a prime charm showcase.
, who was forever convinced that a trip to Las Vegas could solve any emotional problem. In the decades since, Vaughn has never lost that irrepressible presence, though some projects have taken better advantage of those gifts than others. Age comes for all of us, so it seems appropriate that in his latest role, as Florida cop Andrew Yancy in Apple’s, he has matured just enough to warn someone that any Vegas excursion should be limited to a single night.
To each and every job, Yancy brings enthusiasm and a relentless stream of bullshit. When Rosa catches him quoting the introductory narration toat her, he doesn’t miss a beat before replying, “In my defense, I thought you were too young to know that.” When an FBI official warns him that he needs to take things easier on a case, Yancy insists, “I’m still coming in hot, but this time I’ve added some disarming charm.
But Lawrence has also very faithfully adapted the actual source material, a 2013 book by Carl Hiaasen. A one-time newspaper reporter, Hiaasen has a long and impressive bibliography of novels that tend to share the following elements: a South Florida setting, a wisecracking hero whose career has seen better days, loathsome real estate developers, and criminals to whom increasingly grotesque things happen over the course of each book.
Gravelly character actor Tom Nowicki has a small role as a fishing boat charter captain, but is ubiquitous as our narrator, with two important responsibilities: 1.) To keep holding the audience’s hand through an increasingly nonsensical plot, and 2.) To capture the whimsical voice of Hiaasen’s writing. When Bonnie begins to flirt to get herself out of a bad situation, for instance, the narrator quips, “Ten bucks if you can guess what happened next.
Though the soundtrack is mostly Petty, there are a few distracting instances featuring songs famously used by other movies or shows, including. But the show also finds ways to smartly quote Edith Wharton and Richard Russo, so it’s got references on its mind throughout.
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