![]() ![]() Travolta’s performance as Simpson lawyer Shapiro is big, preening and verges on camp. The one outlier happens to be Crime Story‘s biggest casting coup. The most sympathetic - whether or not the actions of their real-life counterparts merit that sympathy - are Paulson’s Clark, who bristles beautifully as the whipsmart lead prosecutor told to “soften” her look so a jury will find her more likable Vance’s Cochran, whose wisdom about both the case and public opinion prove crucial and Schwimmer’s Kardashian, who comes across as a devout father and longtime friend torn between loyalty to Simpson and the increasingly damning evidence before him. Nearly all of the cast, in fact, brings real gravitas to a series of events that became late-night comedy fodder in the mid-90s. Is he the sobbing family man lamenting the loss of his beloved former partner? Is he the vicious abuser heard threatening Simpson in the background of a 9-1-1 call? Is he the befuddled manchild perplexed by the swirl of events at which he finds himself the center? Your guess is as good as (or maybe better than?) the jury’s - and Murphy, who directed the first two episodes and often hides O.J.’s facial expressions by shooting him from behind, sure isn’t telling. Then there is Cuba Gooding Jr.’s mercurial portrayal of Simpson though the series makes its lead character seem guilty from the get-go, Gooding’s performance itself is far more ambiguous. ![]()
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