SummaryExecutive produced by rapper 50 Cent the drama created by Courtney Kemp Agboh is about the life of married nightclub owner/drug dealer James "Ghost" St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick) as he starts thinking of leaving his life of crime.
SummaryExecutive produced by rapper 50 Cent the drama created by Courtney Kemp Agboh is about the life of married nightclub owner/drug dealer James "Ghost" St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick) as he starts thinking of leaving his life of crime.
Power is as sexy, flashy and addictive as it has always been. The only difference is the women in Ghost’s world have a lot more to do and say--and the series is better for it.
The volatile combo of elements leads to occasionally sloppy storytelling, but the cast--particularly the icy Hardwick and the oft-nude Naughton--makes it a deeply bingeable guilty pleasure. [30 May 2014, p.115]
A series that can still be occasionally talky and turgid.... Hardwick's the better and smoother actor, and certainly the more appealing one. But it's Jackson who gives this show bite and--to a considerable degree--life, too.
It moves along, dutifully moving the players to their appointed plot points. And there are some nice performances; I would draw your attention to that of Naturi Naughton, as Ghost's wife, consistently a warm body in an often chilly show.
If The Sopranos, in all its intricacy, finds layers in its antihero that are relatable even as it reveals how damaged the man is by a life of violence, then Power comes across as nothing more than a warmed-over soap opera only superficially obsessed with Ghost's relationship to guns and drugs.
Power is a very good show with scenes that make the viewer go through a lot of emotions. The way the author built up these characters and made the viewer have a emotional connection with them is good
Just finished season 1 and although I generally like the series all the sex is just too much and a turn off (just seems to be space filler). I am amazed at all the people (actors) that are willing to allow millions of viewers to see them and believe it or not I am no prude!