Sharp Objects rave reviews call premiere an "exquisite slow burn" and a "must-watch" 

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author Gillian Flynn\'s debut novel and starring Amy Adams, HBO\'s

Given the creative team behind it, this mini-series had huge potential and now the reviews are in...

"The rawness of Adams\' lead turn is also perfectly placed within Jean-Marc Vallée\'s stripped-back take on Flynn\'s source material – the

director includes relatively few stylistic flourishes, allowing Marti Noxon\'s script and the powerful performances to speak for themselves.

is the manner in which the adult Camille physically interacts with her childhood memories, a device that means the switch from one time period to another is often disconcertingly subtle and surprising."

"Calling something a \'slow burn\' usually means emphasising the \'slow\'. But

proves that the real trick to a masterful slow burn is tapping into a story\'s underlying heat and fanning it until the moment when it can finally go up in flames. Every frame crackles with a barely (and expertly) restrained tension – slow and steady, but threatening with every passing second to explode. Where so many other shows would seize every opportunity to boil over,

simmers with astonishing patience – or at least it would be astonishing, if women didn\'t know that feeling intimately."

work so well is the editing. It\'s difficult to tell this kind of a story and not utterly lose the audience. But

\' touch remains delicate throughout, thanks to its gifted lead, its beautiful writing, and, yes, its laser-sharp editing."

"The show isn\'t just a slow burn. It\'s the kind of mystery that festers inside you, like the half-remembered memories of girlhood trauma, boiling under your skin in the unforgiving Southern heat.

builds a world where shadows hide in the plain light of a glistening sun. It\'s a gothic tale perfect for our cultural moment, when people continue to struggle with myths of female victimisation – like the idea that women and girls somehow deserve the traumas inflicted upon them."

"Adams is entirely enthralling in her performance. It\'s a pared back approach, always restrained but never opaque. She\'s often the person with the least amount of dialogue in any scene but what Adams conveys through body language and with her face – the way Camille always looks defensive or how she clutches that water bottle secretly filled with vodka – is the mark of an actor in total command of her craft."

\'s seedy, seething first season combined with the geographical specificity of

. The creepy atmosphere and central mystery are engaging enough, but it\'s the confident, smartly emotional performances from Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson that will keep you coming back for more."

"Above it all is Amy Adams. The five-time Oscar nominee is set to become another top-tier actress accorded TV\'s most prestigious honour before the silly film folks smarten up, but her turn is more than awards-worthy; it\'s an exercise in humility and endurance...

is a story told in flashes, but it\'s always burning. From Adams to Vallée to Noxon, this team won\'t let it go out."

continues next Sunday at 9/8c on HBO and is simulcast on Sky Atlantic from 2am on Mondays, with a repeat showing at 9pm.

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