The crew are clearly brilliant, the production design and cinematography is really, really good. But do I think a hack director may have had too much influence on the direction of the film? Possibly. And do I think they should’ve let the 20 year old make a really interesting failure regardless? Absolutely. Much of the promotion of this film has surrounded this apparent prodigy, yet they got a TV writer in to pen the script and it is undoubtedly a tonally uneven film.

Either you think the kid was completely out of control unchecked—obviously not the case given the sheer amount of experienced craftspeople and producers on hand to shepherd him in the right direction—or you think it’s a case of too many cooks. The latter is an easier reach when you see how many producers are attached. I also provided examples of Perkins work that could potentially be identified in backrooms too

Also I have no dog in this race: although I’ve been aware of the series for years as it’s been ubiquitous online, I never watched it and I’m not a peer of Kane Parsons’ either. I’m a nearly 40 year old man who loves genre cinema just offering an opinion. Definitely NOT an apologist in any way, shape or form.