SummaryThe adaptation of Douglas Adams series (which also was made as a 2012 BBC comedy) follows holistic detective Dirk (Samuel Barnett) and his assistant Todd (Elijah Wood) as they investigate cases.
SummaryThe adaptation of Douglas Adams series (which also was made as a 2012 BBC comedy) follows holistic detective Dirk (Samuel Barnett) and his assistant Todd (Elijah Wood) as they investigate cases.
It’s equal parts outlandish, incoherent, funny, cartoonishly violent and confusing--all in a good way. It’s one of those series in which you just have to kick back and enjoy the ride.
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” may start in an oddly untethered state, but it is marvelously strange and entertaining enough to warrant sticking around as its heroes and writers connect the dots.
The series' attempts at cleverness come off as a screechy homage to Adams rather than channeling his wit and the big, silly heart hidden inside. [21/28 Oct 2016, p.95]
Unfortunately, cooked-up and glommed together is what Dirk Gently seems to be serving up. It’s a big dumpster full of ideas and images, some intriguing, others baffling, most rather meh.