"You keep digging." Another gem: When an associate says, "The writing's on the wall, Harry," Houdini replies, "No! I write the damn writing!" Who wrote this writing? Nicholas Meyer, whose past work –- including "The Seven Per Cent Solution" and the two best "Star Trek" movies, "The Wrath of Khan" and "The Voyage Home" – was reason to hope for better.
"What do you do when you hit rock bottom?" Brody mutters in one of the endless examples. But instead of bringing us closer to what it felt like to be the great Harry Houdini, we instead hear Brody adopt a tough-guy tone as he rattles off clichés that sound like anachronistic film noir parodies. 1 and 2 at 9pm ET/PT on History.Whether or not you enjoy "Houdini" - the four-hour, two-night miniseries starring Oscar-winner Adrien Brody as the legendary escape artist - may depend on your tolerance for a voiceover narrative clogged with lines like, "The only thing more devastating than a punch to the gut is an arrow through the heart." The History channel two-parter seems intended to tell the true-life story of the world-famous illusionist as a sort of psychodrama.
Kristen Connolly costars as Bess, the love of Harry’s life and his right hand when it came to many of his feats.Īdding to the realism of the production, iconic, vintage posters of Houdini have been recreated to feature Adrien Brody’s likeness, and will be featured in the miniseries. Adrien Brody stars in the production, which follows the illusionist as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era. 1 and 2, History will debut a two-night scripted miniseries called Houdini, chronicling the life of famed escape artist Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weiss).
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