Vera Farmiga stars in the Apple TV+ adaptation of Sheri Fink’s bestselling book.
For years,Ryan Murphyand his team tried to developKatrina: American Crime Story.
ButKatrinanever materialized, and eventually Murphy dropped the project.
Robert Pine and Cornelius Smith Jr. in ‘Five Days at Memorial’.Russ Martin/Apple TV +
“I ultimately just couldn’t figure out how to crack it,“he told Collider in 2020.
As excellent asCrime Storycan be, it probably wasn’t the best platform forFive Days.
“No one is in charge.
No one knows what they’re doing.
If you’re waiting for an official order, it’s not coming.”
As the waters and the tensions rise, Ridley and Cuse foment an atmosphere of increasingly claustrophobic oppression.
Five Dayshas an excellent ensemble, and the performances are compelling.
Was it murder, mercy, or something in the murky middle?
Yes.Five Daysdoes not purport to have a more definitive answer.
Five Days at Memorialis a high-quality, extremely grim retelling of a low point in American history.
More Katrinas are inevitable more Memorials would be a choice.
