Pieces of Her Featuring Toni Collette Turns Out to Be a Predictable Drama Thriller Series – Check Review, Cast, Trailer, and More

Never make the mistake of presuming you know everything there is to know about
someone’s life: Some people may surprise you. And that exactly is the premise
for Netflix thriller Pieces of Her. Minkie Spiro directed the show, which is
based on Karin Slaughter’s New York Times bestseller of the same name. It tells
the story of a young girl who discovers her mother’s dark past.

The show stars Bella Heathcote as Andy Oliver, a 911 call-center dispatcher in a
sleepy Georgia town. Andy’s mother Laura (Toni Collette) is hospitalized after a
violent incident that puts both of their faces in the news. Consequently, the
realization that her mother is not who she thought she was turns Andy’s life
upside down. Soon, both of their lives are in jeopardy, forcing Andy to flee and
Laura to deal with the enemies she has created in the past.


WHAT IS PROMISING AT FIRST BECOMES PREDICTABLE BY THE END

Pieces of Her [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/pieces-of-her] begins with a fairly
straightforward backdrop of a quiet town with a mother and daughter living
together. Laura, a middle-aged woman, and her daughter Andy, a 911 call-center
dispatcher, are a happy duo. However, an incident turns their lives upside down
by an incident. Laura is haunted by a ghost from her past and distances herself
from her daughter to protect her. Andy, on the other hand, is eager to learn the
truth about her mother.



Around the middle of the act, it becomes clear that both the audience and Andy
are curious about who her mother is, but we are also unsure of who Andy is. She
lacks a personality, has no friends, and has nothing else going on in her life
besides figuring out what happened to her mother in the past. For instance, in
its review, Hollywood Reporter writes
[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/netflix-pieces-of-her-tv-review-1235103869/],
“…it becomes clear that for all the time Andy’s spent trying to piece together
who her mother is, the show itself has never stopped to consider who Andy‘s
supposed to be, beyond a mechanism propelling the narrative forward.”

The answers to all the questions turn out to be very obvious, despite the hints
at the beginning of the show that heightened the audience’s curiosity. AV Club
calls [https://www.avclub.com/netflix-pieces-of-her-review-1848594131] it a “a
formulaic slow-burn drama” with an engaging buildup but a mediocre twists and
resolution.


COLLETTE’S PERFORMANCE HOLDS TOGETHER THE NETFLIX THRILLER PIECES OF HER

The series attempted to bring to light several significant issues such as
corporate greed, government corruption, and domestic terrorism. However, these
topics did not receive the attention it deserved. Instead of becoming a major
part of the plot, we see minor inferences in the show.

However, Toni Collette, as always, does an outstanding job in this series, of
combining all the character’s moods into a single complicated woman. Guardian
praised the actress in their review
[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/04/pieces-of-her-review-toni-collette-is-a-mum-with-a-murderous-past-in-this-fun-spy-saga],
calling her “wholly credible, even in an expanding ocean of preposterousness,
wholly in command of her performance, inevitably outclassing everyone but
without upsetting the production.”

Despite the lukewarm critic reviews, the Netflix thriller scored 8.1 on IMDb
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9170236/] but only 45%
[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/pieces_of_her/s01] on Rotten Tomatoes.

ALSO READ: WATCH: How Agnes Burn Was Transformed Into Vereena for The Witcher
[https://netflixjunkie.com/watch-how-agnes-burn-was-transformed-into-vereena-for-the-witcher/]


PIECES OF HER CAST

Aside from talented Toni Collette and co-star Bella Heathcote, the series also
stars David Wenham as Jasper Queller, Jessica Barden as Jane. Omari Hardwick as
Gordon Oliver, famous for Game of Thrones Joe Dempsie, plays Nick, Jacob Scipio
as Michael Vargas. Gil Birmingham as Charlie Bass and Aaron Jeffery were also in
the supporting role.

[data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==]


SHOULD YOU STREAM PIECES OF HER ON NETFLIX?

Pieces of Her is currently steaming [https://www.netflix.com/title/81015514] on
Netflix, with episodes ranging in length from 42 minutes to one hour. If you
love your slow burn thrillers, this series is just what you need.

Will you watch the show? Share your thoughts on the show in the comments.

ALSO READ: Lindsay Lohan Set To Make A Comeback With ‘Falling For Christmas’ And
Another Untitled Project On Netflix
[https://netflixjunkie.com/lindsay-lohan-set-to-make-a-comeback-with-falling-for-christmas-and-another-untitled-project-on-netflix/]

Charu Kukreja

Comment

Pieces of Her Featuring Toni Collette Turns Out to Be a Predictable Drama Thriller Series – Check Review, Cast, Trailer, and More - Netflix Junkie

Home

Netflix News

Netflix Junkie

https://image-cdn.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/nj_bg_transparent-1.png

Charu Kukreja is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She prefers to work in a well-organized manner. She graduated from Hinduja College with a bachelor's degree in mass media and is now pursuing a master's degree in the same discipline. She has worked as an intern at several media organizations, one of which is Free Press Journal. She is a pop-culture enthusiast who enjoys binge-watching television shows and movies. Her favorite shows include Schitt's Creek and Daredevil. She adores dogs and has volunteered at a few pet festivals. She wants to run her own animal welfare organization someday.

https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-pieces-of-her-featuring-toni-collette-turns-out-to-be-a-predictable-drama-thriller-series-check-review-cast-trailer-and-more

Pieces of Her Featuring Toni Collette Turns Out to Be a Predictable Drama Thriller Series – Check Review, Cast, Trailer, and More - netflix-junkie

'The Root of the Game' on Netflix: Everything to Know About the Cast, Plot, and
Release Date

‘The Boroughs’ Ends After One Season as Netflix Pulls the Plug

“Honest and Brave”: Netflix’s ‘Maternal Instincts’ Director Hails Reagan
Hancock’s Fam Opening Up on Taylor Parker

Britt Lower Calls Journalism and Acting "Spiritual Cousins" as She Hypes
Netflix's 'I Will Find You'

Top 10 Suspense Thrillers to Watch on Netflix This June 2026

Eric Dane’s Highly Rated Post-Apocalyptic US Navy Drama to Land on Netflix This
June

52 weeks, 1 billion hours: Inside the unprecedented streaming dominance of
'KPop: Demon Hunters' on Netflix

'The American Experiment': All You Need to Know About the Netflix Docu-Series
Marking America's 250th Anniversary

Netflix Shuts Down Lionsgate Takeover Rumor amid M&A Speculations

<p>Never make the mistake of presuming you know everything there is to know about someone&#8217;s life: Some people may surprise you. And that exactly is the premise for Netflix thriller <em>Pieces of Her.</em> Minkie Spiro directed the show, which is based on Karin Slaughter&#8217;s New York Times bestseller of the same name. It tells the story of a young girl who discovers her mother&#8217;s dark past.</p>
<p>The show stars <em>Bella Heathcote</em> as Andy Oliver, a 911 call-center dispatcher in a sleepy Georgia town. Andy&#8217;s mother Laura (<em>Toni Collette</em>) is hospitalized after a violent incident that puts both of their faces in the news. Consequently, the realization that her mother is not who she thought she was turns Andy&#8217;s life upside down. Soon, both of their lives are in jeopardy, forcing Andy to flee and Laura to deal with the enemies she has created in the past.</p>
<h2>What is promising at first becomes predictable by the end</h2>
<p><em><a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/pieces-of-her">Pieces of Her</a></em> begins with a fairly straightforward backdrop of a quiet town with a mother and daughter living together. Laura, a middle-aged woman, and her daughter Andy, a 911 call-center dispatcher, are a happy duo. However, an incident turns their lives upside down by an incident. Laura is haunted by a ghost from her past and distances herself from her daughter to protect her. Andy, on the other hand, is eager to learn the truth about her mother.</p>
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Pieces of Her | Official Trailer | Netflix" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BJwPc0MsbOQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>Around the middle of the act, it becomes clear that both the audience and Andy are curious about who her mother is, but we are also unsure of who Andy is. She lacks a personality, has no friends, and has nothing else going on in her life besides figuring out what happened to her mother in the past. For instance, in its review, Hollywood Reporter <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/netflix-pieces-of-her-tv-review-1235103869/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writes</a>, &#8220;<em>&#8230;it becomes clear that for all the time Andy’s spent trying to piece together who her mother is, the show itself has never stopped to consider who Andy‘s supposed to be, beyond a mechanism propelling the narrative forward.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>The answers to all the questions turn out to be very obvious, despite the hints at the beginning of the show that heightened the audience&#8217;s curiosity. AV Club <a href="https://www.avclub.com/netflix-pieces-of-her-review-1848594131" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls</a> it a &#8220;<em>a formulaic slow-burn drama&#8221; </em>with an engaging buildup but a mediocre twists and resolution.</p>
<h2>Collette&#8217;s performance holds together the Netflix thriller Pieces of Her</h2>
<p>The series attempted to bring to light several significant issues such as corporate greed, government corruption, and domestic terrorism. However, these topics did not receive the attention it deserved. Instead of becoming a major part of the plot, we see minor inferences in the show.</p>
<p>However, Toni Collette, as always, does an outstanding job in this series, of combining all the character&#8217;s moods into a single complicated woman. Guardian praised the actress in their <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/04/pieces-of-her-review-toni-collette-is-a-mum-with-a-murderous-past-in-this-fun-spy-saga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">review</a>, calling her &#8220;<em>wholly credible, even in an expanding ocean of preposterousness, wholly in command of her performance, inevitably outclassing everyone but without upsetting the production.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Despite the lukewarm critic reviews, the Netflix thriller scored 8.1 on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9170236/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IMDb</a> but only <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/pieces_of_her/s01" target="_blank" rel="noopener">45%</a> on Rotten Tomatoes.</p>
<p><strong>ALSO READ:</strong> <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/watch-how-agnes-burn-was-transformed-into-vereena-for-the-witcher/">WATCH: How Agnes Burn Was Transformed Into Vereena for The Witcher</a></p>
<h2>Pieces of Her cast</h2>
<p>Aside from talented Toni Collette and co-star Bella Heathcote, the series also stars David Wenham as Jasper Queller, Jessica Barden as Jane. Omari Hardwick as Gordon Oliver, famous for Game of Thrones Joe Dempsie, plays Nick, Jacob Scipio as Michael Vargas. Gil Birmingham as Charlie Bass and Aaron Jeffery were also in the supporting role.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21378 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Pieces-of-Her-Netflix.jpg" alt="" width="681" height="383" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Pieces-of-Her-Netflix.jpg 681w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Pieces-of-Her-Netflix-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px" /></p>
<h2>Should you stream Pieces of Her on Netflix?</h2>
<p><em>Pieces of Her</em> is currently <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81015514" target="_blank" rel="noopener">steaming</a> on Netflix, with episodes ranging in length from 42 minutes to one hour. If you love your slow burn thrillers, this series is just what you need.</p>
<p>Will you watch the show? Share your thoughts on the show in the comments.</p>
<p>ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/lindsay-lohan-set-to-make-a-comeback-with-falling-for-christmas-and-another-untitled-project-on-netflix/">Lindsay Lohan Set To Make A Comeback With ‘Falling For Christmas’ And Another Untitled Project On Netflix</a></p>


Lindsay Lohan Set To Make A Comeback With ‘Falling For Christmas’ And Another
Untitled Project On Netflix

WATCH: How Agnes Burn Was Transformed Into Vereena for The Witcher

https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/netflixjunkie-logo-2.jpg

https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/POH_105_Unit_00153R.jpg

Pieces of Her, starring Toni Collette, is a Netflix thriller show that follows the story of a young girl who discovers her mother's dark past.

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6b9f08fc0f21db5dc03a9c7579807e43?s=96&d=mm&r=g

Pieces of Her, starring Toni Collette, is a Netflix thriller show that follows the story of a young girl who discovers her mother&#039;s dark past.

description

https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-pieces-of-her-featuring-toni-collette-turns-out-to-be-a-predictable-drama-thriller-series-check-review-cast-trailer-and-more/

Pieces of Her Featuring Toni Collette Turns Out to Be a Predictable Drama Thriller Series – Check Review, Cast, Trailer, and More

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

EDITORS' PICK

The World of NJ

Connect With Us

General

Legal