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House of Cards on Netflix: TV Review. If Netflix wanted to come out of the gates strong as a content provider worthy of any cable channel, it picked a stellar choice in House of Cards, a remake of the Brit series starring a riveting Kevin Spacey and directed by David Fincher (at least the first two episodes, which were shown to critics before Netflix releases all 1. Feb. 1). The streaming and DVD- by- mail service got its original- content feet wet a year ago with Lillyhammer, starring Steven Van Zandt as a New York gangster who goes into witness protection in Norway, but it is really making its mark with a slate of five new series rolling out in 2. Watch Antichrist Download there. It’s a concerted, calculated slate that says, “We’ve arrived - - and what are you going to do about it?”PHOTOS: 7 Music to Movie Directors: Michael Bay, David Fincher, Spike Jonze. As a threat to higher- end niche cable channels that traffic in acclaimed dramas, Netflix’s likeliest competitors are FX, AMC and Starz. But there’s a ton of money on the screen in House of Cards - - produced by Media Rights Capital andlaunched with a reported $1. HBO or Showtime offering.

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Co- created and written by Beau Willimon (The Ides of March), House of Cards is the right lead- off show because it has “player” written all over it. Luscious cinematography that shows off Washington, D.

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C. - - a central force in this political series - - never gets old to look at, especially the opening montage. The series focuses on House Majority Whip Francis Underwood (Spacey), a wheeler- dealer who was essential in getting new president Garrett Walker (Michael Gill) elected, plus - - and more important to his plans for power - - landing Linda Vasquez (Sakina Jaffrey) as chief of staff, who will give Francis access and the policy changes he wants as he pushes for Secretary of State. But there’s only one problem with that: After the inauguration, the hard- nosed Linda gives Francis the bad news that he’s not getting the Cabinet job. The president isn’t even present at the break- it- to- him meeting).

Instead, the administration wants Francis just where he is, because he’d be more valuable there helping shepherd new legislation through in the first 1. VIDEO: Netflix's 'House of Cards' Trailer: Betrayal and Beltway Intrigue. Knocked on his heels and bitterly disappointed, Francis appears spun- around crushed. But his equally conniving and power- hungry wife, Claire (Robin Wright), won’t allow that. My husband doesn’t apologize, even to me,” she tells him. Their main connection seems to be they crave power and influence more than any other couple and feed off it in an almost sexual way. The setback also has hurt Claire’s efforts at restructuring her nonprofit to be more high profile.

It doesn’t take long for Francis to recover from the blow. And what he’s got on his mind isn’t all that hard to figure out: revenge. But he’s not just interested in making the new administration regret screwing him so cold- bloodedly; he wants to prove where the real power rests if such a person has the wherewithal and spiteful backbone to move all obstacles to get it done. And Francis does. He is gleefully manipulative, causing havoc and headaches in the first two episodes to establish he’s not to be messed with, while sublimely coming off in person - - and to the faces of those he’s sinking - - as if he’s on their side. It’s master- manipulation, and Spacey, using a wonderfully seductive and disdainful Southern accent, truly nails every line.

Now, the big conceit in House of Cards is that Spacey breaks the fourth wall and talks directly to the camera, one of the most dicey stylistic choices any series can make. But it’s not unique; Don Cheadle, yet another fantastic and magnetic actor, pulls it off with aplomb on Showtime’s House of Lies. That’s clearly the key: You need someone absolutely convincing to make that trick work. In House of Cards, Spacey gives a master class in how this is done, his dialogue dripping either with disdain or the calm dismissiveness of a man who already has set damaging events in motion and knows before anyone else the fallout that’s about to occur.

Spacey also has a well- honed half eye- roll/half dead- eye stare that’s glorious to behold as he breaks that wall and engages the viewer. Q& A: Media Rights Capital's Modi Wiczyk Talks 'House of Cards,' Reveals Projects With Zemeckis, Wyatt, More“You know what I like about people?” he asks, staring into the camera. They stack so well.” He’s been reading newspaper coverage of the carnage he’s created.

When he eviscerates a candidate's nomination, Francis looks at the camera and says the man will go home and realize how he was sliced and diced him and conclude, “My God, all I ever amounted to was chitlins.”It’s not all one- liners and sneering contempt, however. Spacey’s character is allowed some inoffensive exposition and often tells the viewer what someone is thinking and will do. When they do it, Francis will look into the camera, his faced drained of any emotion, letting you know it’s almost too easy for him. This is why you keep a guy like him on your side. Meanwhile, Wright’s performance is a unique blend of ice- queen power player and loyal, equal- partner wife who keeps Francis directed. Fincher’s shots of them enduring people they don’t like in Washington - - where the elected officials, lobbyists and other players see each other in church, at the symphony, at fundraisers, etc. For Francis to pull the strings that crush the best- laid plans of the administration that screwed him, he needs a capable team and web of other players.

His chief of staff Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly) is a peacetime consigliere with an equally blunt approach. He and Francis also needed a loyal soldier who will follow orders and find one in Congressman Peter Russo (Corey Stoll), whose proclivity for women, booze and drugs eventually lands him in the majority whip’s doghouse and thus creates the makings of an indebted, loyal soldier. What might be less effective - - especially for those of us in the world of journalism - - is the construct of Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara), who works at the fictional Washington Herald and is doing meaningless features and feeling wasted, though it’s clear she’s still quite young and green. She’s painted as more of a social- media/blogger type than a seasoned journalist, though she has a voracious desire to cover politics (and has some hard- earned understanding of the players to help her).

This is the Washington Herald, not TMZ,” an editor tells her. She replies, “Do you know how many people watch TMZ?” But senior political writer Janine Skorsky (Constance Zimmer) wants no part of her. Zoe wants to shake things up in a new- media kind of way: getting a blog, going to parties, doing more unsourced stuff for online, which leads to derision from those at the paper.

But a trip to the symphony and a picture of Francis glancing at her ass while she walks in - - just a captured fleeting moment - - leads Zoe to make a bold proposition to Francis: Be my source; give me anything, and I’ll run with it. She wants access, and he realizes press manipulation will keep his Machiavellian plans in motion. EXCLUSIVE: David Fincher Battles Over Budget on Netflix's 'House of Cards' Now, Mara is excellent in this role, but it’s a bit of a stretch to think that someone so savvy as Francis would make a link with someone so unproven.

She hooks him by saying she’s better than what she’s being asked to do, which is precisely what’s happening to (and fueling) Francis, so that’s when he agrees. Once you get over the dubious alliance, the dramatic function of being able to manipulate things through the press becomes intriguing and essential. One night when they secretly meet in the shadows at a museum, Francis makes Zoe prove her smarts by trying to figure out what he’s about to give her and how it will play out.

It’s a wonderful scene, allowing viewers to realize Zoe really is more talented than her entry- level job.

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