Something strange is happening to a family in the wilds of both Wyoming and the great infinity of our cosmos in Josh Brolin's new series 'Outer Range.' Our review:
Early on in the first eight episodes of the series Outer Range, Josh Brolin’s Royal Abbott leads a prayer that serves as a messy thesis statement of sorts for the show. It begins as a desperate plea for help as the family has become caught up in a crisis that they are ill-equipped to handle. The longer it goes on, the more full of anger it is as Brolin imbues every line with a simmering rage that he only barely seems in control of.
Oh, did I mention the Abbott land has a giant hole in it that seems to lead to another dimension? This isn’t a spoiler as it is only part of the inciting incident and troubles that befall the family. When first discovered by Royal, he tests out what it is by throwing a rock into it and is unable to hear it hit the bottom. When he sticks his hand in it, he gets a glimpse of a different time and place that proves to be fortuitous.
There also are strong performances from not just Brolin, who really hits a lot of interesting narrative beats in a multilayered performance, but the entire cast around him as well. In particular, both Imogen Poots as a drifter who shows up on the Abbott family land and Tamara Podemski as the local sheriff bring a lot to the table. While they don’t always get a lot of development, the reasons why this is becomes clear and both performers shine through anyway.
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