A fascinating concept that I am surprised took it so long to come into fruition, although the logistics behind the creation, filming, editing and execution are mind boggling, so absolute kudos to Charlie Brooker and director David Slade. In theory, this was an intriguing meta-commentary on free will and the state of entertainment. In practical terms, this experiment was an entertaining and absorbing success but narratively weak and not as stimulating as what an outstanding “Black Mirror” could be. Fionn Whitehead seemed to be settling into some sort of niche role - for which he is doing well, but may be a bit repetitive soon - what with “Dunkirk” and “The Children Act”. And I still maintained that Will Poulter would have been a more terrifying Pennywise had we gotten Cary Fukunaga’s “It”. “Bandersnatch” was a good, nostalgic distraction and it was fun exploring all the possible endings until there were no more options at the end.
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