SpuffyWeb
Sadly Over-hyped
Softwing
Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??
Melanie Bouvet
The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
farotech
One of my favorite series. My only regret is that it is only a few short seasons.
lindaspreeman
While extremely well acted, there are story lines based on actual, historical fact (both period and medical).Etched in my mind is one particular show whereby the character was admitted to a mental institution. Upon a visit by her husband, a surgeon, she opened her mouth to reveal a toothless, bloody mouth.All of her teeth had been extracted!!!It turns out that was the thought process of the time by Dr. Henry Cotton was that pulling teeth would cure mental illness. And, if it didn't, he would remove other parts of the body as well! Research on my part revealed this was historically correct, albeit a practice that makes one cringe. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/the-tragic- sadistic-mental-illness-treatment-from-the-knick-is-real/381751/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(doctor)
Syl
I'm surprised that this Cinemax series wasn't more successful. It has everything going for it like solid writing, acting, and high quality production. Set in 1900 New York City, the Knick is short for the Knickerbocker hospital. Just like other businesses, hospitals have to make a profit and survive. The Knick is a 1900 version of St. Elsewhere about a struggling hospital. The first season has ten episodes starring Clive Owen as Dr. Thackeray, a renowned surgeon and secret drug addict. Andre Holland plays Dr. Algernon Edwards, an African American surgeon trained at Harvard and worked in Europe before coming to the Knick. Juliet Rylance plays Cornelia Robertson, the hospital administrator and daughter of its owner. Cara Seymour plays a nun with quite a secret that you won't see coming with complexity and devotion. The rest of the cast is stellar but I can't name them all here. Eve Hewson is perfect as the West Virginia transplanted nurse who knows and protects Thackeray. This series is almost flawless and perfect but I can't understand why I didn't see or know about it before. This series deserved some respect and accolades like other series.
eryui
This is another very gripping and flawless TV series. The direction is perfect. Wonderful costumes, sets and historical elements greatly credible. Actors are all very well chosen. Excellent photography. Slight musical interludes, subtle, enigmatic and enjoyable. The plot is truly informative and interesting, at least, to my personal taste.The series bring us at the time, dark, dirty and perfectly represented, where medicine and surgery began the first steps that would take them to today development. In this scenario around an hospital (The Knick) come to life, intertwined and developed, the characters' stories, all very distinct and credible. Stories of exciting, but also horrible, scientific medical research and experiments. Stories about love and betrayal, faith and secularism, discrimination and racism, disease, blackmail, drugs, corruption, death and murder. The series subtitle, sums up all this, very well: "Humanity is hard to cure". It is like a 16 hour impeccable movie with no frills and never boring. A masterpiece to me. Some scenes as realistic as they are, can be rather harsh for delicate stomachs, but this is not a defect to me, on the contrary adds value. The only negative note is that unfortunately ends, in contrast to other mediocre series that, instead, last for years.It is unique and original and I have not found any single reasonable reason not to give full marks.10/10 Very recommended.
