Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Sons of Anarchy - Season 3 (2010)

Also Known As: -
Year of first release: 2010
Creator: Kurt Sutter
Actors: Charlie Hunnam (Children of Men, Pacific Rim), Katey Sagal (Married with Children TV-series), Ron Perlman (Blade 2, Hellboy 1-2), Mark Boone Junior (Memento), Kim Coates (Black Hawk Down), Tommy Flanagan (Gladiator), Ally Walker (Universal Soldier, Profiler TV-series)
Country: USA
Genre: Drama, Polar
Conditions of visioning: May-June 2013, Blu-ray, Home cinema
Synopsis: The day-to-day life of the motorcycle club and gang of outlaws known as the Sons of Anarchy in the small town of Charming, California. Following the events of the previous season, the club will have to use all the means available to find their missing member.
Review: Clearly the weakest season so far. It is still pleasant to follow the gang, and there are some nice surprises and developments, but the stakes are not as interesting as they were in the previous two seasons. I learned by watching the short documentary about this season that the creator Kurt Sutter (husband of actress Katey Sagal and who actually also plays Otto) wished a different season, involving us more in the roots of the club. Well I think he did it, but at the cost of a light loss of interest. Also I now understand less clearly the motivation of some characters, because of some confusion at the end of the season.
By the way this ending was fully satisfying unlike the one of season two, as if to compensate for the weaker rythm of the whole season, and it gives a pretty good idea of what season 4 will look like. Anoher risky choice, but let us see...
Rating: 6 /10

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