The Night Of (2016)

Absolute rip off of CRIMINAL JUSTICE made in the UK in 2008 starring Ben Whishaw, Maxine Peak. Opening story is almost scene for scene exact replicas.

It's been 3 years since I watched The Night Of I fully remember the feel of it, enthralling, suspenseful, murky and dark with notes of hopelessness and unclarity as to the character's future.The story was basically a simple one, but very originally told, unfolding with precise details to the night, while the boy's mind was opaque with drink and drug use, leading him to remember almost nothing useful as how his fate was rolling behind his eyes and what had really caused the situation he was in.

The show started off really well, it's realistic, suspenseful and immediately got me hooked. This show is pretty good all the way through, but the ending was a bit generic.