Black Rabbit ★★★ ( Netflix)

Kudos to the make-up and lighting teams on this bleak Netflix drama about a self-destructive sibling bond. Across the eight episodes, stars Jude Law and Jason Bateman have a just-present sheen of sweat at crucial moments, which gives off a glint of desperation. It’s the final touch to two first-rate performances that draw more emotional resonance out of this limited series than the storytelling allows. The duo compensate for a work that has the right pieces, but never quite assembles them correctly.

Jason Bateman as dodgy brother Vince in Black Rabbit.

Right from a cold open that gets very hot, creating a pre-ordained turning point you know is inevitable as the plot jumps back a month, Black Rabbit will lean into the wrong elements as it sets up the Cain

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