{"id":2143227,"date":"2025-11-08T18:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2143227"},"modified":"2025-11-08T18:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:37:09","slug":"alls-fair-director-believes-the-kim-kardashian-drama-can-find-its-the-wire-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alls-fair-director-believes-the-kim-kardashian-drama-can-find-its-the-wire-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"All&#8217;s Fair Director Believes The Kim Kardashian Drama Can Find Its The Wire Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Let&#8217;s not mince words: &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair,&#8221; the new Ryan Murphy legal drama about an all-female law firm focusing on messy divorces, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/reviews-kim-kardashians-first-tv-014500441.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:is getting\u00a0horrible reviews;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">is getting\u00a0<em>horrible<\/em> reviews<\/a>. Murphy is no stranger to controversy \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1671168\/monsters-mendendez-brothers-controversy-ryan-murphy-netflix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:just look at the backlash over his &quot;Monsters&quot; anthology series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">just look at the backlash over his &#8220;Monsters&#8221; anthology series<\/a> \u2014 but this is some\u00a0<em>rough<\/em> reception. So what does Anthony Hemingway, who directed episodes of &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair&#8221; and is also working alongside Murphy for his upcoming series &#8220;American Love Story,&#8221; feel about it all?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking exclusively to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/alls-fair-reviews-director-defends-kim-kardashian-1236419126\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, Hemingway was blunt. &#8220;You&#8217;re not going to please everybody,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;You may have certain criticisms, while there are a million others who love it.&#8221;\u00a0(Not based on the reviews and reactions, but\u00a0<em>okay<\/em>.) Hemingway went on to say that he thinks the show\u00a0&#8220;holds a mirror up to each person who watches it&#8221; and hopes that people can connect and relate to it; while that&#8217;s certainly a noble goal on his part, I&#8217;ve watched the first three episodes of &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair,&#8221; and I wouldn&#8217;t call <em>anyone<\/em> on it &#8220;relatable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hemingway then brought up a past experience that has a &#8230; somewhat dubious connection to the subject at hand. &#8220;I also think sometimes things may take time. I did &#8216;The Wire.&#8217; No one liked the show when it was out. They hated it,&#8221;\u00a0Hemingway said.\u00a0He went on:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They didn&#8217;t watch it. Two people watched it every week. But it got to a point where it found a moment. I&#8217;m not comparing the show to &#8216;The Wire&#8217; \u2014 let&#8217;s get that straight \u2014 but it&#8217;s an example of how people can react to something in one moment and it becomes something totally different in another time. The show takes a minute to get into gear, but I do feel like it is absolutely striking something that is refreshing and creatively fulfilling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1966145\/best-acting-performances-musicians-movies\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:15 Best Acting Performances By Musicians In Movies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">15 Best Acting Performances By Musicians In Movies<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Comparing All&#8217;s Fair to The Wire is legitimately insane, but at least Anthony Hemingway seems to know that.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Allura wearing sunglasses and Liberty lowering her sunglasses in All&#8217;s Fair &#8211; Disney\/Ser Baffo<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hemingway also said that because the show is being described as a &#8220;legal drama&#8221; \u2014 which, to be clear, <em>is what it is supposed to be \u2014<\/em> set unfair expectations for the series. &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of wish fulfillment in this show that was by design, and it&#8217;s coming at a time where people want an escape and to fantasize,&#8221;\u00a0Hemingway said, by way of explanation. &#8220;There are elements of this show that effectively do that, where it&#8217;s not taking itself so seriously. It wouldn&#8217;t be a comedy if it was trying to be that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sure, but also, &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair&#8221; isn&#8217;t &#8230; all that\u00a0<em>funny<\/em>?\u00a0The script certainly makes recognizable attempts at jokes, but because the dialogue feels like it was written by aliens trying to replicate human speech, none of them land \u2014 even with unbelievably talented actresses like Glenn Close, Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts, Teyana Taylor, and Niecy Nash-Betts delivering them. (I&#8217;ll come back to you in a second, Kim Kardashian.) Something else Hemingway said in the interview, though, was really telling, which is that the show will change as it continues. (Does he mean it might &#8230;\u00a0<em>get better?!<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Also, [I would say to audiences]: Don&#8217;t come at it with such a critical or literal frame of mind,&#8221;\u00a0Hemingway said.\u00a0&#8220;It strikes a different tone, and it will evolve over time; it will get more human.&#8221;\u00a0(&#8220;Get more human,&#8221; to me, is\u00a0<em>hilarious.<\/em> Shouldn&#8217;t it be human from the jump?!) Still, he tried, yet again, to explain the ethos here.\u00a0&#8220;Something that was important to Ryan [Murphy] was fulfilling fantasies,&#8221;\u00a0Hemingway said. &#8220;[He wanted to] give some wish fulfillment and light to this world.&#8221;\u00a0Okay. Mission &#8230; accomplished, I guess?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Elsewhere in the interview, Anthony Hemingway had nothing but praise for All&#8217;s Fair star Kim Kardashian<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Allura with her hair slicked back smirking and sitting back in a chair in All's Fair\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/iPZKbGSBbWctDgB9g4YOUA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/slashfilm_articles_873\/7d350f38cc861837c6ec82ae87c082d0\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Allura with her hair slicked back smirking and sitting back in a chair in All&#8217;s Fair &#8211; Disney\/Ser Baffo<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Let&#8217;s talk about Kim Kardashian&#8217;s role on &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair,&#8221;\u00a0shall we?\u00a0As I already discussed right here on \/Film, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/kim-kardashian-terrible-actress-good-140000319.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kardashian, a shapewear guru and reality television pioneer, is\u00a0not an actress, and I'm tired of being gaslit in this way;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Kardashian, a shapewear guru and reality television pioneer, is\u00a0<em>not<\/em> an actress, and I&#8217;m tired of being gaslit in this way<\/a>. Kardashian is\u00a0<em>breathtakingly<\/em> bad on &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair.&#8221;\u00a0Her character \u2014 high-powered divorce attorney Allura Grant, who ends up going through an unexpected divorce herself \u2014 is the clear protagonist of the show, but you don&#8217;t feel\u00a0<em>anything<\/em> about her emotional journey, because in Kardashian&#8217;s less-than-capable hands,\u00a0<em>she&#8217;s not having an emotional journey<\/em>. I could go on, but let&#8217;s check in: what did Anthony Hemingway have to say about his lackluster leading lady?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I <em>love<\/em> Kim Kardashian, I&#8217;m just going to say that,&#8221;\u00a0Hemingway gushed before qualifying:\u00a0&#8220;She wasn&#8217;t as experienced of an actor as everyone else. She came in knowing that, but she came in so open and wanting to deliver a great job, and that&#8217;s [the person] I met daily.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hemingway had other nice things to say about Kardashian, including that she&#8217;s a great mother to her four children, runs businesses, and yet still managed to learn her lines and show up and give it her all, but none of them really boiled down to &#8220;she has innate acting talent,&#8221; because that would be a lie. I guess it&#8217;s nice that she&#8217;s not a terror on set! Anyway, &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair&#8221; is streaming on Hulu now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re looking for the easiest way to keep up with all the major movie and TV news, why not <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.slashfilm.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a>? 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Murphy is no stranger to controversy \u2014 just look at the backlash over his &#8220;Monsters&#8221; anthology series \u2014 but this is some\u00a0rough reception. 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