Review: Magic City
3 stars
Cable television network Starz has produced a new period drama that chronicles the wealthy owner of a ritzy Miami hotel in the late 50s. Jeffrey Dean Morgan leads the attractive cast as Isaac “Ike” Evans, the hotel’s owner. Supporting cast members include Olga Kurylenko, as Ike’s wife Vera, and Christian Cooke, Steven Strait and Taylor Blackwell as his children Danny, Stevie and Lauren, respectively. The first three episodes are available on starz.com, and the television airing will continue with the fourth episode on April 27 at 11 p.m.
Thanks to shows such as “Mad Men” and “Boardwalk Empire,” period dramas have become a popular television genre. “Magic City” not only borrows from these similar shows, it also features unpredictable plot elements that result in a clever storyline that explores the consequences of living a life of moral ambiguity. Viewers have high hopes for “Magic City,” but if the first three episodes are any indications, the show has a great deal of potential.
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