Class Critique In Apple TV+'s "Your Friends and Neighbors" Lacks Bite, But Still Entertains | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
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In Apple TV+'s gripping series 'Your Friends and Neighbors', protagonist Andrew Cooper, played by Jon Hamm, begins in a precarious situation after discovering a corpse while attempting theft. The story unfolds through flashbacks revealing Cooper's previous life as a successful hedge fund manager in an idyllic neighborhood turned upside down by personal crises, including betrayal and professional ruin. Desperate to maintain his lifestyle, Cooper resorts to crime, uncovering dark secrets about his affluent neighbors that complicate his moral dilemmas and threaten his survival in a world riddled with pain and privilege.
"It's not like I'd never noticed, but I guess now I was seeing it differently," Cooper relays to the audience, expressing a new perspective on his life.
As Cooper turns towards thievery, he discovers that the affluent residents harbor secrets more dangerous than he ever imagined, complicating his moral justifications.
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