Cape Fear review: Episode 4 continues the show's bifurcated pattern with Cady storyline still dominating
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Ben Rosenstock
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Four episodes into the series Cape Fear, a pattern has emerged: Anna Bowden works on SJLP cases with Max Cady while Tom and the kids deal with personal secrets and demons. The Max Cady storyline, anchored by Javier Bardem's charismatic and ambiguous performance, remains the show's strongest element, though the Bowden family members are beginning to show more depth and inner life.
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The A.V. ClubCape Fear review: Episode 4 continues the show's bifurcated pattern with Cady storyline still dominatingavclub.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledCape Fear is Max Cady, and Javier Bardem is giving easily the most charismatic, richly ambiguous performance in the cast.
The complex moral conundrum percolating on this show centers on Anna
Everything involving Max Cady is still superior, but the minor Bowdens are showing some inner life, too.
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