Jessica Jones - Review

Jessica Jones

Plot summary:

Ever since her accident as a teenager, Jessica Jones has gained superhuman strength, and as time passed on and she became an adult, she decided to use her powers for good – to aid the helpless. Unfortunately, this leads to a tragedy after she encounters a mind-controller who goes by the mane Kilgrave. Leaving her tragic past behind her, Jones starts over as a private investigator, digging up dirt on people as requested by her clients. That is until Kilgrave returns.

Review:

The story introduces Jessica Jones, played by Krysten Ritter; a somewhat asocial and erratic woman suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) due to her recent past. Not forgetting, a sloven, to a certain degree. Her character is good-hearted, but grown hard and paranoid, and not to mention volatile when tested. And then there’s Kilgrave, portrayed by David Tennant; a deranged, delusional, and at times, somewhat childish, sociopath. He is shown to have created this delusion in his head, mistaking obsession for love after having lost control over one single element in his life. Of course this directs at the childish nature of his character who is so accustomed to gaining everything he desires. Considering other supporting characters, there’s Patsy Walker, played by Rachael Taylor; Jones’ bold and determined best friend, Luke Cage, played by Mike Colter, who’s Jones’ new love interest and also gifted like her, and Will Simpson, portrayed by Wil Traval, who’s a New York police officer who gets dragged into this affair by Kilgrave’s mind-control.

It’s a pretty good cast, and they all give good performances in their acting. Krysten Ritter fits in well into her role as the not-so-friendly neighbourhood Jessica Jones. And she brings out the scared side of Jessica Jones equally when Jones suffers from flashbacks from her past.  She does a good job in jumping from one side to the other in a small matter of time. And Tennant definitely does justice to his role as the British villain Kilgrave(Why are all these new villains British?) in meeting all the aspects of his character to the dot. Well, talking about him being British, Kilgrave definitely sees Jesica Jones as a crumpet. Aside from the other supporting characters mentioned before, who all well-perform, Carrie-Ann Moss portrays the devious role of Jeri Hogarth pretty thoroughly, and so does Eka Daville, in his role as the drug-addict neighbour of Jones; Malcolm Ducasse.

There wasn’t a whole lot of action present, but the action that was there was good. It wasn’t really that fast-paced, but you can’t really expect it to be since the characters aren’t really trained fighters yet. But there’s some wrecking involved within the action due to all that super-strength. This story focuses on the psychology of its characters as well, relating it to their traumas and how they deal with all of it. And the music was pretty good too, in my opinion. This story has some pretty good twists and turns, and I personally find it interesting.

Watch the trailer here:

Marvel's Jessica Jones | Official Trailer 2 [HD] | Netflix

Get the comic books here:
Jessica Jones - The Pulse: The Complete Collection