Apple TV's Cape Fear Strives for Terror as Bardem Plays Max Cady Across Ten Hours
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Slate’s Rebecca Onion reviews Apple TV’s Cape Fear miniseries, praising Bardem’s Max Cady but arguing that a ten-hour run risks diluting the original’s taut suspense with expanded backstory, religious overtones, and a broader Bowden family drama.
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