Movie #3059 "The Last Thing He Told Me" (Apple) Some surprises along the way, but one that isn't giving anything away is that the last thing he told her was : "Protect Her" ----" Her" is the step daughter of Jennifer Garner --- her husband, and the father of the young girl has disappeared, and the rest of the show is piecing the puzzle together if where ge went and why. . Having read the book, I can say that the book is A LOT like the show --- they changed very little, that I can remember. The book seemed long when I read it, and the show seemed a bit stretched out, too. But then many of these shows feel that way --- what's wrong with a 4 episode show? why are they all 7, 8, 9 or 10? Anyway, it's a very competent cast, and I might have stopped watching if I didn't like the two women and found out halfway through that David Morse was playing a key character in the back end of this show. He's one of my favorite actors, someone who can play good or bad guys or one on the fence..... I said the book and show dragged a bit, but I must say that the show was better in pacing --- it seemed to have more focus to get to the end, and once again, it could be the trimmed down script and the two female actors in the leads. I have always been intrigued with the mother/Stepdaughter relationship in how it works, and this one shows you how much trust must be won before it does. The ending is a good one, , and it is well worth the wait --- esp. the last episode -- very poignant, full of surprises, I thought. I'd give it a 4 out of 5.
"THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME" Apple 7 episodes, about 40 mins each
A woman forms an unexpected relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter while searching the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared.
Creators: Laura Dave, Josh Singer
Directors: Olivia Newman (3), Deniz Gamze Ergüven (2), Lila Neugebauer (1), Daisy Von Scherler Mayer (1)
Actors: Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice, David Morse
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