Last Night's Telly: 6/8/08 - CSI Miami/The Secret Millionaire

CSI Miami, Five
The Secret Millionaire, Channel 4

There are times when criticism is meaningless (shut up at the back, I'm talking specifics here). David Caruso's performance in CSI Miami is such a case, so extraordinary that it's beyond any petty distinctions like "good" or "absolutely abominably awful" in having evolved into an art form in itself.

I believe that at one time, when he made his name in NYPD Blue, Caruso was thought of as a reasonable actor. He was pretty good in King Of New York, he played Broadway – so he must, one presumes, have been able to create realistic characters. But perhaps when his movie career failed to take off, something happened, something as mysterious as the crimes on CSI, but with a lot less microscopic evidence.

For now Caruso is a parody of a satire of a stereotype of himself as Horatio Caine, not so much speaking his dialogue as letting it escape.

To read the full review, click here:
The Scotsman.