99 Words About … ‘Ray Donovan’s’ family problems
Pooch Hall as Daryll, Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan, Paula Malcomson as Abby Donovan, Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan, Eddie Marsan as Terry Donovan and Dash Mihok as Bunchy Donovan in "Ray Donovan." (Courtesy, Brian Bowen Smith/SHOWTIME)
“You’re a bagman for movie stars. You’re also an extortionist and a wiretapper. Basically, you’re an all-around piece of (excrement).”
The words, directed at the title character of “Ray Donovan” (9 p.m. Sunday, Showtime), suggest a more riveting drama.
It’s at its best when Ray (Liev Schreiber) is fixing the problems of L.A.’s rich and famous. A genuine badass, he’ll find the perfect jukebox song to soundtrack a bar fight.
Too often, though, Ray’s dragged into the interminable drama of his dysfunctional family, usually his dad (Jon Voight), who, in the second-season premiere, converses with a CGI dolphin. Seriously.
— CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE
