Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
既不足够色情，也不足够血腥。虽然说涉及老年人性欲这种较为新颖的话题，但终归还是B级片套路，和《致命弯道》《隔山有眼》等同题材的作品相比，反派战力过低，便当过程泛善可陈，味道过于寡淡了。PS：一开始还以为“清纯女”会活到最后，没想到收场如此潦草。
这个主要放在雪天，感觉是在向《智取威虎山》的氛围靠拢。《悬崖之上》也是雪景，张艺谋受到黑泽明影响那么深，当然也要尝试拍雪景。
在敌占区与肆虐横行的敌人斗智斗勇、顽强斗争的战斗事迹，身段柔软，组织坚韧，渠道畅通，装备有方；造景讲究，画面带感。
3星+新人导演0.5星。范伟丢手雷真的全片最燃了。比起张涵予和小庄的线，还是范伟那边的“父子”线更好，而且好太多了……对铁道游击队自带感情滤镜，他们真的太伟大了。在那样被侵略的年代，有人当汉奸，有人沉默（估计我是自己了断的那个），却有工人选择站出来，自发组织抵抗，蜉蝣撼大树，明知不可为而为。靠着游击力量是不可能打赢抗战的，但却需要有人站出来，致敬。
嗯…快进看完，确实有点好笑，尤其是那个小可怜冲出去被一枪爆头…女主确实特别，推荐她的解药。那个金发女很美啊。还有黑人男，也不像现在片子里的男优那么油腻。
开头越是装腔作势的拿捏，后面越是露怯。整部电影的信息量太有限，拍得又平，哪怕有范伟和张涵予，还有美到惊心的周也，也撑不起来。
另外，这是要拍铁道宇宙吗？成龙的《铁道飞虎》结尾刘德华莫名其妙出现。范伟这个《铁道英雄》片尾曲是刘德华唱的。[破涕为笑]下一部，是不是《铁道英雄联盟》？成龙、范伟、张涵予、刘德华一起扒火车？
开场拿腔拿调、遮遮掩掩，进了真刀真枪的主线就彻底露怯，剧作内里是千疮百孔，动作场面全无行动逻辑，个别人物甚至中途从天而降，邪魅的反派也是外强中干。明显是华谊兄弟在《八佰》之后表忠心的电影，毕竟战前动员戏直接拍了入D誓词；可是要这么整，还真不如丁晟放飞自我的那部《铁道飞虎》，全程摆烂搞欢乐喜剧人竞演，也不失为一种失心疯的主旋律风格。
西方电影要达到深刻就必须要和宗教、性、血腥与变态者产生联系，这部电影仍在窠臼之内。四个女人，代表女性不同的阶段，对于性的看法，性爱分离、及时行乐、满足欲望等等看法，就是思想迷离的象征。上世纪的六七十年，西方年轻人来过一波，在疫情之下，西方年轻人估计也继续躺平，但是，曾经那个年代的美西方年轻人对于推动平权发挥了作用。放在当今，被资本收编的放纵已缺失青年向上的利理想与动力。
一言难尽的主旋律电影，在一定的程度上所有都一尘不变，调色很刻意，不如直接做成黑白色更好，场景也显得很剧场，特效明显，故事粗糙唯一的亮点就是范伟的表演，全程尽职尽责带起整部电影的节奏，还是很赞的，张涵予就不说了，作为随时扮演硬汉角色的常客没什么可圈的点，另外不得不说周也真好看！
整体略平淡，但范伟老师永远的神！他和煤小子的支线很动人“我们没有血缘关系，甚至彼此不熟悉，但我们都是同一片土地上的父子兄弟”。
电影质感很足，但是剧情过于平淡，角色也都没怎么立起来，情感比较难代入。总体还算精致吧，足以给饱受抗日神剧荼毒的观众洗眼，新时代这样的电影有必要更多。
被解说范围的几种笑演技忽悠过来的。恰饭也不容易啊，费脑子。——20220216
【6.5-】年轻人的性爱是黄片，那老年人的性爱就是恐怖片，不过无论是何者，都会被归类为X片。前后类型的反差也代表了不同欲望在不同年龄段带来的不同反馈。由同一演员饰演的老太太与女主是处于不同时间段的一体两面。不过就如同年轻人与老年人身体素质的差距一样，前面氛围有多棒，后面就有多泄气。
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范伟的演技真的是秒杀其他所有人 包括张涵予在范伟的映衬下都显得寡淡无味
周也的角色好花瓶。
群像抗日，难得的是给到每个角色的戏份都很足，前期印象最深的是谭凯，后期则是当之无愧的范伟，把老油条的油滑卧底形象演绎的淋漓尽致。铺垫的戏略长，不过拍的每一场都很扎实，一小时后进入刺激高潮，不管是动作还是情绪都燃了起来。有张涵予的抗战戏在我这儿就是质量保证，稳定的发挥就是片子的定海神针，电影院不景气的岁月，还是非常值得一看的国产大片。
No.2379 向革命先烈致敬。但是这部电影确实不算好，各位戏骨的演技没得说，但是剧情有些平淡。剧中提到了几次连云港，倍感意外。
然后这个试图不那么抗日神剧，而想玩谍战，但这谍战也实在是弱，最终还是变成了抗日神剧。
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