by Daniel Erenberg
I’ll give FOX the credit they deserve. Tim Roth is an inspired choice to headline a procedural dramedy, and the fact that the network was able to steer him away from the new Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious Basterds in order to appear in what is essentially House if they let Hugh Laurie be British is nothing short of remarkable. And Tim Roth does not let his network down. He earns what is sure to be his very large paycheck with an easy-going, no-frills star performance as the eccentric (aren’t they all?) Dr. Cal Lightman, a guy who specializes in telling whether or not people are lying. You might be wondering what the difference is between this and the similar-sounding CBS hit The Mentalist. Well, Tim Roth is a much better actor than Simon Baker, but that’s about it.
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January 24, 2009 at 1:53am
