Crime Series 'Scarpetta' Debuts
Prime Video's new crime series *Scarpetta*, starring Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Bobby Cannavale, is getting mixed reviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxUsFwVPHXg. Some critics say it's bogged down in subplots.
The series jumps between timelines, showing Dr. Kay Scarpetta in the present day and as a young medical examiner in the 90s. Rosy McEwen plays the younger version of Kidman's character. The dual timelines explore a shared mystery that spans almost three decades. Jamie Lee Curtis plays Kay's sister Dorothy, who provides some comic relief. Ariana DeBose plays Dorothy's daughter, Lucy, a tech entrepreneur who is mourning her wife and is obsessed with an AI program. The show incorporates a subplot about Lucy's relationship with an AI chatbot. Some critics feel the series suffers from a jumbled narrative and an uncompelling central mystery. Others find the performances captivating and the chemistry between the actors electric. The show is based on Patricia Cornwell's series of novels.
