Based On A True Story review: A flimsy but fun takedown of the true crime genre
Based On A True Story
floats by on a clumsy plot: a married couple teaming up with their eccentric plumber for a podcast, as one does. Each hopes to earn something from it, even if their morals are significantly compromised. A few early twists and tense interactions heighten the stakes, but every episode’s scheming becomes progressively nonsensical. Still, there’s just enough ridiculousness to keep the momentum going.is not the next great examination of true-crime aficionados or a worthy skewering of them. It turns out that it’s just a mildly entertaining show that lets Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina shine. And sometimes that’s all the fun TV escape you need.
Cuoco is pregnant realtor Ava and Messina is former tennis player Nathan Bartlett, who are going through marital and financial woes with a baby on the way. After a serial killer dubbed The Westside Ripper haunts their Los Angeles neighborhood, Ava comes up with the idea to dig into it since she’s already unhealthily bedeviled by the true-crime genre.
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