Killing Eve
2018
Original language: English
- crime
- drama
The story
A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
What it’s like
Glossy, saturated London in every season: sleek MI5 corridors in cool fluorescent white, Eve's flat in warm clutter, and European cities rendered as postcard-bright tourist light, with sudden flashes of gore set against bright, almost fashion-magazine frames. The camera moves restlessly, with quick whip-pans, sharp cuts and frequent direct glances to the viewer, while the score pulses with brisk synth and string stings that turn playful as easily as tense. The mood is giddy and wry, a darkly funny cat-and-mouse with real sadness underneath, and the rhythm of each episode is brisk and conversational. Violence is sharp and sudden: a few brutal killings, some blood and gore, and a steady undercurrent of menace, though the lethal scenes are often played for shock and black comedy rather than prolonged dread. The sexual content is frank but not explicit, and the romantic tension between the two women is slow, charged and central. It suits binge-watchers who want a stylish, funny thriller with a sharp, unstable bond at its heart, and viewers who enjoy morally tangled, obsessive relationships and a dry, flirtatious wit.
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