I was very disappointed by “Turn”.
Why?
I realize that a drama — and a comedy — must have some tension in the plot, but this story was stretched too far. Also, the mumbling of some of the actors and the style of the videography made it difficult for me to follow sometimes.
Just an old fuddy-duddy here, I suppose, who does not “get” today’s entertainment style.
My detailed objections:
1) Hard to follow the story, as some of the actors did not speak clearly, especially the main character. We never had trouble understanding the English characters. Too many times we had to rewind the DVR to catch dialogue.
2) Hard to follow the story when too many scenes were shot in darkness.
3) The story deviated much too far from the book it was based on, particularly with the sexual affair added.
4) I did not appreciate the sex scenes. Glad I did not have any young ones watching it with me.
On the plus side, it did make me do some searches and learn a little more about the Revolution. I now know a little bit about Rogers, whom I had never even heard of before.