'Cape Fear' Episode 4 Recap: A Visually Overripe Drama Driven by Bardem's Charisma

Cape Fear is overripe. Its colors are too rich — and rewardingly so.

The skin tones glowing pink to the point of redness, the foliage so green it looks like something might descend from the canopy to eat you

When Max prays in front of his Santería altar at home, his face is so red he looks like he's inside one of the candles.

A lurid show in terms of its color palette, Cape Fear follows suit wi

as a practical matter, this show is about — let's not kid ourselves here, we're all adults — the tremendous sexual charisma of Javier Bardem.