Our reviewer PeterTravers says: 'All hail Natasha Lyonne!'
All hail Natasha Lyonne, an actor expert at comedy and drama who blends them both to sublime perfection in "Poker Face," a 10-part series now on Peacock that raises the bar on murder-of-the-week TV by making sure all hands on deck are at a their very best.
Lyonne, whose sexy, throaty voice is a gift to every line she utters, is introduced as Charlie Cale, a Vegas cocktail waitress with the ability -- some might call it a superpower -- to tell when someone is lying. Or bluffing, which comes in handy in a poker game.Using her talent gets Charlie barred in every casino. Which is why she's slinging drinks instead of cards at a Vegas hotel run by Sterling Frost Jr.
Each episode begins with a murder and then doubles back so Charlie arrives before it. Taking its premise from classic TV crime dramas such as "Columbo" and "Murder, She Wrote," "Poker Face" ups the energy by plugging live wire Lyonne, who makes her amateur detective a streetwise, seen-it-all firecracker who never loses compassion for her fellow humans.And that makes all the difference.
The scripts are clever, often diabolically so. But it's Lyonne who keeps us coming back for more. Whether you saw her in the "American Pie" franchise or her Emmy-nominated work in "Orange Is the New Black" and "Russian Doll," Lyonne has found the role of her career in Charlie.A quick glance at Lyonne's bio reveals a girl from an Orthodox Jewish family who at 6 became a Ford model and a cast member on "Pee-wee's Playhouse.
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