Christoph Waltz’s face deserved a series. The breakout star of Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film Inglourious Basterds has long excelled at playing the finicky, penetrating villain.
Observant, charismatic, he brings a physicality to his roles that intimidates precisely because it is neither imposing nor muscle-bound.
Prime Video’s The Consultant spins a psychological thriller with comic overtones around that trademark malevolent courtesy.
The result is deliciously creepy and not entirely coherent. It feels like a ghost story you hear around the