Review: Big Little Lies- Season 1

***This review is spoiler free***

Based on the wonderful book of the same name by Liane Moriarty (Brazilian title Little Big Lies), Big Little Lies debuted with great acceptance in the HBO. Bringing an intriguing plot, where a mysterious murder takes place at a school event, the miniseries develops the characters' personal plot while unraveling the crime.

The grace of the script David E. Kelley are the secrets of each character, throughout the season the lies and omissions in the lives of each are presented and end up intertwining in the outcome. Going far beyond murder, both the series and the books explore women and their different lives. It's an interesting reflection on how much small details can affect your life and those around you.

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Jane (Shailene Woodley) is the most mysterious of the three friends, has recently moved to the city and seems to attract trouble. His big omission is the father of his son, of which he doesn't even know that his son exists and the reason is explored throughout the episodes. Heavenly (Nicole Kidman) is the one with the most serious problem, for the acquaintances she is very well married to the handsome and attentive Perry (Alexander Skarsgård), but actually suffers from domestic violence. Lastly, Madeline (Reese Witherspoon) suffers from common problems in her marriage, as she has to deal with her ex-husband's move to her hometown and the complicated relationship with her teenage daughter.

In Big Little Lies, men are mere supporting actors in the lives of women who in fact decide all events, whether with their attitudes or by accepting or not submitting to their desires. Even with its differences from Moriarty's work, the script manages to convey the suspense about the characters' murder and past. However, the pace seems a little fickle, starting by reading to become more apprehensive as the events unfold, and finally, leaving the ending too fast, without solving some issues that deserved to be exposed and excluding important information from the original novel, which better explained the decisions of each.

The cast, very well chosen, leaves absolutely nothing to be desired - including the children's part. All the performances are amazing, as is the team's chemistry. However, it is worth noting, without detracting from the work of others, the complicated and incredibly convincing performance of Nicole Kidman, who took on the most complex role.

Her character, Celeste, is not just a victim of violence, she loves her husband and constantly tries to convince herself that she is not living in an abusive relationship, but that the couple is equally violent in the relationship. His talent is put to the test in the scenes of violence, but it is in his silence or denials that the depth of his performance resides. By his side, Alexander Skarsgård delivers an equally complicated character without showing any difficulties. Perry is not a visibly violent guy, but someone madly in love with his wife, who does everything to please her, but his fear of rejection makes him lose control and this bipolarity is very well represented in Alexander's performance.

Big Little Lies it is a quality production, with wonderful visuals and strategically well placed and directed scenes, not to mention the complex and well analyzed plot. Even leaving some issues with great potential unexplored, the series closes this plot very well, maintaining an interesting suspense and delving into problems that shouldn't, but are very common in women's lives.

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