Osamělý mrtvý muž – 1. část (E01)

The Cpt. Exner series is a long-standing debt to the original Barrandov detective film The Treasure of the Byzantine Merchant, in which the hero of Václav Erben's original Czech detective stories first appeared. Debt, you ask? Yes, you read that correctly. During the normalization period, two more films were made for television and two more for movie theaters. Exner was never played by Vala again, and every single project started from scratch with its own Exner. It’s not an ideal calling card for an adaptation of a consistent series that has become a favorite among readers over the years. I, therefore, find this Prima series to be a nice idea. Unfortunately, each case split into two dilutes the pace of the investigation, which a large portion of the audience doesn't view with enthusiasm. However, there's so much more room to build a confident story between Exner (the sexy Dlouhý) and his Exner Girl (the sexy Kerekes, who is fabulously tongue-tied). Again, this is the motif that I searched for in vain in the normalization films, when the chemistry between Vala and Gabi Vránová started so successfully. Well, it's exactly, but I accept this debt with open arms and I look forward, maybe in the future, that some of the domestic TV stations will download it for other domestic investigators, because there really is a lot to draw from. (03.09.2017)