Published by Mason Oldridge, 17 March 2025
CONTAINS SPOILERS!
We head to Poland for the latest Netflix adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel.
In this Polish-language miniseries, Greta’s life is turned upside down when she receives an old photograph and her husband goes missing. She then becomes entangled in a dangerous investigation looking for him as he is kidnapped and beaten by a merciless villain.
One thing learnt from the other Netflix adaptations of Coben’s novels is that questions are posed throughout the series with the answers all coming at the end. Therefore, it is vital with these series to keep the episodes prior to the finale interesting too. Fortunately, Just One Look does this thanks to Greta’s self investigation running concurrent with the police’s, Kamila’s neighbour-watching, the menacing actions of the ruthless hitman and the hints to a link with the fire from 15 years ago. Despite this, it still doesn’t quite make for compelling viewing.
The series runs it down to the wire to answer all the built-up questions and justice prevails as Greta obtains a recording from Sandra, though not before the shock twist that sees a rescued Jacek die in hospital following a reconciliation with his wife.
Coben once again provides a solid mystery, though this is definitely one of the poorer instalments in the Netflix-Coben partnership.
6/10