I was annoyed from the opening scene. The hit man calmly walks over to the waiting car-which is only a few yards away from the hit- where he takes off his mask and he and his boss calmly sit there-under the illuminated dome lights-and check the bag he took. There is absolutely no urgency to put distance between themselves and the scene of the crime. This is the fault of director Steven Soderbergh Then, there is the truly awful writing. It comes across as if the actors are ad libbing their scenes on the spot. This is the fault of the writer, Laura Shapiro. The Sopranos taught everyone the lesson that you need great writing and pay attention to the smallest details. Those lessons, writ large, by what is still the greatest TV series of all time, are not heeded herein. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because I'm a huge fan of Claire Danes, Tim Olyphant and CCH Pounder.

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