Jessica Jones’ appeal won’t be limited to Marvel diehards or genre fans. It’s well-made TV that will attract a wide audience.
The writing is spare and disciplined while the cinematography highlights the grimy and dank side of Manhattan’s urban jungle with its shutters, scaffolding and graffiti. It stands in total contrast to Iron Man/Tony Stark’s Manhattan of glass skyscrapers. This is key to why Jessica Jones works so well. It takes the Hell’s Kitchen location introduced in Daredevil and elevates it by giving us a character that’s just like the city — damaged but hopeful.
Ritter, who’s probably better known for her comedic roles, strips back her natural charisma to play a character who is at the same time testy and captivating. She expertly conveys Jessica’s hardened world-weariness, balanced with the character’s vulnerability born out of trauma. David Tennant brings to life a casually sadistic villain that is genuinely menacing in his obsession with Jessica.
This year has been replete with some brilliant new shows — Better Call Saul, Bloodline, Daredevil, Empire and Master of None — but Jessica Jones rises above the rest with its nuanced story about a fallen hero in a murky universe. It’s not the easiest show to watch — you can’t dip in and out like you could with a mindless popcorn show — but those who do will be rewarded with bloody good television.
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