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In
The Staircase
(HBO Max),
Colin Firth and Toni Collette
star
in one of the most morbid thrillers
in recent memory.
Throughout eight chapters, this miniseries reviews the
real case that settled in a trial whether or not Michael Peterson murdered Kathleen, his wife.
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One night in December 2001, emergency services
found Kathleen's limp body at the edge of a long, winding staircase in her home
.
Her body, bloodied and full of scratches on the scalp, did not show signs of violence at first.
But
time and a media trial made that death not seem accidental.
The series portrays a real case that happened in 2001.
A BRUTAL START
The start of this HBO Max miniseries is brutal, placing the viewer directly in the car night.
The reaction of the desperate husband when
the police are at his house in Durham (North Carolina)
and the dead woman are two images that place us at the epicenter of
an earthquake of emotions that will not stop until the end of the series.
And that is a bombshell for viewers looking for the 'hardest yet'.
In
The Staircase
,
Colin Firth breaks his 'good man' image
and plays with the viewer at many points.
Whether or not he killed his wife is part of the plan proposed by a series in which there are unique details.
To begin with,
a character who has many secrets to hide from society.
Novel writer
Michael Peterson served in the US Army in his younger years and even earned the prestigious Purple Heart medal.
Yes, the same one that John Rambo claimed to have in fiction.
But neither that part of his life was entirely true,
nor were his sexual tastes as expected
, nor was he the devoted husband he always appeared to be in the eyes of others.
Colin Firth and Toni Collette.
TONI COLLETTE AND COLIN FIRTH, TWO LEADING STARS
As for
Toni Collette, her character has many edges
.
As her husband, Kathleen has children (specifically, a daughter) from a previous marriage, to which she adds those she had with Michael.
A large family that appears strong at first
but which we soon see arguing when the media try to delve into the open wound.
Too many opinions from
young people who believed that their father was innocent
but had doubts about it at some point.
Within the
true crime
genre , this case stands out for having been portrayed on several occasions.
The French Jean
Xavier de-Lestrade Soupçons
was able to speak with those involved in 2004, turning those statements into
a documentary series that managed to pave the way for other productions
, whether movies, series or podcasts (called true crime), that recall a crime and make it in a work of fiction.
Colin Firth emerges as a 'good man' turned guilty.
A LUXURY CAST
Among the virtues that this series presents, with chapters lasting just over an hour each, a cast full of familiar faces stands out.
In addition to stars like Colin Firth and Toni Collette, we find
Sophie Turner
(
Game of Thrones
),
Juliette Binoche
,
Michael Stuhlbarg
(
Call Me By Your Name
),
Dane DeHaan
(
No Mercy
),
Rosemarie DeWitt
(
Poltergeist
).
Also, having a
documentary crew show up in episode two to film the Peterson family
is a cool twist that turns reality into near-fiction, showing us twice the events surrounding the trial.
With a surprise that has to do with the personal life of the protagonist.
That, together with
a soundtrack that underlines the great moments
, makes this production perfect material for a marathon.
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