Flee ‘Prisoner:’ Don’t be held hostage by humdrum AMC miniseries

By Mark A. Perigard / Review
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Updated 128d 15h ago
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A tired, listless remake, AMC’s “The Prisoner” is six hours of sand, bleating, pleading and Jim Caviezel’s blank face.

Remakes are always tricky, especially of cult sci-fi shows. J.J. Abrams was able to play with “Star Trek” for the big screen partly because the original had a certain camp appeal.

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If McGoohan hadn't been so ill, he might have helped with this hash. Unfortunately, he was too sick to participate. RIP Patrick.

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