Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
2016
Original language: English
- comedy
- sci-fi & fantasy
- crime
The story
A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.
What it’s like
Bright, cluttered, slightly off-kilter compositions with saturated primary colours, sunlit Seattle streets and rain-streaked windows, and a quick, restless camera that cuts between a shabby office, a cabin in Montana and sudden bursts of sci-fi spectacle. The score is jaunty and playful, with comic-timed stings and absurd sound cues layered under scenes that keep tilting toward the weird. Its vibe is zany, breezy and gently chaotic, the sort of thing to put on for a silly evening with a drink and no need to follow every thread. Episodes move at a brisk clip, with dialogue doing much of the work and the emotional core resting on an odd pairing: a rumpled, self-assured oddball and a nervous, put-upon young man who slowly finds his footing amid the nonsense. Violence appears in the form of murders and scuffles, mostly played for laughs and rarely graphic, while the darker edges of crime and peril keep a light, cartoonish touch. It suits fans of Douglas Adams's whimsy, viewers who enjoy offbeat genre mashups, and anyone after a quick-witted watch that doesn't take itself seriously.
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