At times, you just want to know what this thing is, but after a few hours, you’ll be surprised to find how much time you’ve spent enjoying the taste.Īs can be expected for a housebound girl with only an overprotective mother for company, Gypsy also suffers from a bit of arrested development. While last year’s summer sensation was an addictive, dense slice of cherry pie - with an interwoven lattice topping purposefully shaped for its refined flavors as much as the ornate admiration it attracts - this spring’s offering is a peculiar pastry you can’t stop poking. Though Gillian Flynn’s adaptation will face off against both Arquette miniseries at this year’s Emmys, the latest isn’t as meticulously edited, captured, or performed as HBO’s outstanding modern gothic mystery, and it’s not trying to be. In all seriousness, “ The Act” isn’t much like “Sharp Objects,” in tone or quality. Plus, Arquette’s creepy new Hulu limited series has the benefit of being true - take that, Adora.

Patricia Arquette is out to single-handedly destroy “Sharp Objects.” Not only did the Oscar-winning actress steer Showtime’s “Escape at Dannemora” to a Golden Globe that could’ve belonged to Amy Adams, but now she’s playing a mentally deranged mother who poisons her daughter in order to keep the abused teen dependent on her.