It's not that I particularly like movies that are hard to follow, it's more an indirect thing where I find myself enjoying them because instead of plot there is a strong and enjoyable focus on mood, characters etc. whether it's Altman, Lynch or whoever.
I didn't find it particularly interesting, mainly dull in fact, I understand that they were trying to create backstories for each character but every one of them seemed like an extreme, the scene where Farrell beat up that kids dad summed it up for me, it seemed like it was trying to push its pessimistic world on us much too soon and obviously. I didn't get an understated eerie atmosphere that kept me fascinating and waited for what would happen next, instead I was just frustrated by how horrible all these people are. None of them seemed sympathetic or likeable. I didn't smile once in the episode where as I pretty always had a smile on my face when McConaughey and Harrelson were both on screen last season.
And yeah, it would have been difficult to include just one character with huge philosophical ramblings, so I didn't expect it to be like this every season, and it would have been difficult to try and replicate, but some of the one liners in from the characters were awful, I really, really hated some of the dialogue.
And I think I have a problem with Colin Farrell in general too actually. I don't know what it is about him, but he really irritates me in his roles, maybe I think he's too self-serious with his characters. I thought he was a problem in The New World too.
I will still be watching and I still think it has potential to be strong, maybe the massive tonal shift has just taken me by surprise. Season One showed you could be pessimistic and understated but at the same time fascinating, enjoyable, thrilling etc. There's a murder story at the centre of it that will keep me watching too, but that's not much of a compliment (once I start watching an episode of CSI I rarely switch it over) where as in season one I didn't particularly care about the resolution, I just enjoyed having the main characters on screen, which is not the case here