The Young Pope - Review
The Young Pope HBO Rating: ****1/2 The title itself caught my attention many months ago when HBO began promoting its new limited series, The Young Pope . I'm not Catholic but was certainly curious about Jude Law playing a youthful "Your Holiness," which the character insists on being called even to close friends. I'm not sure which I find the most interesting: the often surreal scenes (episode 4 a random note about Greenland and music appears as its prime minister dances) or the deadpan jokes that are sprinkled throughout. Aside from the strange quality of the setting at the Vatican, this series is just unique. I may not be Catholic but I am spiritual. The questions raised about God's existence and belief are provoking and inspiring. I like nothing better than a show that is intelligent, and The Young Pope is deftly written and every scene interesting. Now episode 1 was laden in too much intellectual reflection and slow-moving dialog. By episode 2 and th...