Genre:
TV / Drama
Starring:
Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, Vincent Kartheiser
Number
of seasons: 7
Set
in 1960’s, the story of Mad Men revolves around Don Draper, a charming ad man
in a fictional Madison Avenue advertising agency first called Sterling Cooper.
Draper holds a big and dark secret buried inside him as he tries to balance
work, family and his taste for seducing strangers, mostly women. The world
evolves around him; sometimes he is on top of his game, other times he falls
behind.
The
greatness of Mad Men resides in large part in how truly real it feels.
Clothing, hairdos, facial hair, attitudes, cars and sets; the viewer really
feels like he has been transported back to a time of deep and major changes.
The seven seasons of this show cover the whole decade of the 60’s and we see
the impact of deaths, assassinations, elections, a moon landing and many other
events have had on humanity through the various characters. Things are in a
constant evolution, no stagnation. We also have a look how the role of women is
society changed over a short period of time. Some of those things would not fly
today, not even close. And drinking in the workplace…forget about it.
Jon
Hamm is really solid here, as Don Draper. Hamm plays a character that people
will love and hate all at once. He has deep flaws, but you cannot help root for
him. Other good performances are offered here by Elisabeth Moss, Christina
Hendricks, Vincent Kartheiser and Johm Slattery. Whether you love or hate their
characters, you care, and that is a definite sign that the acting chops are
very good. I had a harder time enjoying January Jones’ Betty Draper, though I
started to appreciate her more by the end of the series.
I
devoured the first few seasons of Mad Men. Then, midway through, it felt
lackluster to me. Business picked up later, but the show ultimately ended on a
flat note for me. By the end of the last group of seven episodes, I just did
not feel it anymore. Nonetheless, for the acting performances and the efforts
put into transporting us back in time, I give this show a positive grade
overall.
Rating:
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