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I had no idea this was based on something else or really no idea what this was about at all, even the genre so I went in pretty clueless and not expecting much and I am glued! It is an AMAZING show. I'm so hooked that I'm halfway through in a few days and I actually sit and watch rather than than doing chores or checking my phone or whatever. Every time I try to do something else alongside it, I end up stopping. I'd probably class it as science fiction as things can be explained with fake science rather than fantasy. There isn't fairies or whatever in it. At least not so far. Visually it is very nice to look at. There are plenty of oh my goodness moments. Yes it's far fetched as expected with TV. It actually gives me an expanse feel if that's your kind of thing but under the sea. We see space explored so often. It's really fun to see the underseas being explored in the same way. I'm absolutely loving the light jokes. The budding romance between the miserable oaf and the headstrong woman. Typical but always fun to see. Loving the different problems every episode. The level of excitement. It's truly great. Even my 10 year old is enjoying it. So it's a great family show too, which is hard to come by these days. Now I imagine this won't resonate with a lot of people because it celebrates diversity and poo poos on colonialism quite a bit and both of those things are quite upsetting to quite a bit of the western world for some reason. So if that's you, I wouldn't recommend it. Also from other reactions I've seen, it's not close to the book, but more of a standalone thing (it is penned as a reimaginning, not a remake), so if you're expecting that, I wouldn't recommend it to you either. I'm only on episode 5 so I may update once I've completed, but as it stands if I could give 10 stars, I would!

Beautiful movie. Made me cry as it really is relatable. Some cute moments. No it's not deep and it doesn't go into explanations, but that's not what the movie is about. It's a lighthearted, heartwarming story. I removed one star because vinny never apologised but that's life I guess. Sometimes people do horrible things and when they learn better, they do better without ever saying sorry. But for a movie I would have preferred that redemption ark. He does go on to better himself but I would have liked to have seen that process.

*No spoilers* First of all, the ending had me SOOOO angry that I found myself compelled to come online and write a review. I had to remind myself it's a TV show. Overall I enjoyed though. I didn't read the book so went in totally blind. It's not your typical whodunit. That annoyed some people, not me. The good: Beautiful setting in the Caribbean which we don't get to see often. The sweet friendship between Gogo and Edwin. The suspense of finding out the truth. The bad: The terrible, terrible accents. They were so distracting. But that's on par with pretty much every Hollywood show featuring 'ethnic' characters. Hollywood, there are people born and raised in the Caribbean and Africa who can act! SO MANY unlikeable characters. SO MANY. The guests of the resorts were all privileged, stereotypical, prejudiced people. But that is the type of people you'll usually find in resorts for the most part so can't really fault the show for that. The flashbacks. Not necessarily a negative per se but I watched while doing chores and this is not a show to pay half attention to. You have to sit down and watch because you'll look up at the screen and be like who are these people. Lol. Once I actually sat down and watched it was fine. THE ENDING. My goodness, without spoilers, 'Emily' found out the truth and did absolutely nothing to make things right. This is a death that impacted a whole country and she did nothing about it. That angered me immensely. That whole Thompson was it (?) family are self-centered, bigoted trash. BUT again, I felt this was realistic in that that's often how life is. Things happen and nobody knows and there's no consequences. Also they bought in a romance that felt unbelievable but they executed it so sweetly that I suspended belief and went with it. It was very bittersweet. Allison had a breakdown that really made no sense to me and I needed the show to hash that out so I could understand properly what her problem was. I think if you're from the Caribbean you'll relate to this more. How others see you as a caricature and really take no interest in your personal lives and the fact that you are real, whole people who are something outside of entertainment/help/virtue signalling for them. And also the first to look at you when anything goes wrong. *slight spoilers ahead* For those who couldn't understand the show or who say the ending was ambiguous for the characters, they are probably a little slow. If you have a brain you'll be able to follow it just fine. Following the evidence it's clear to 'emily' what has happened on the night. When she goes to confront someone, they were the next possible person to question, as they were having a holiday romance. She bluffs and gets information. In the show, it was explained Alison had a rough (and likely dry) escapade with someone and that explains any abrasions. Alison also tells Emily her plans. Other things are explained too. Nothing at all was ambiguous.

Not at all a comedy. It's a drama and with most dramas there's not much of a storyline, instead the movie is character driven. If, like me, you can relate to strained (or just downright bad) parental relationships, or being taken advantage of, this will defo pull at your heartstrings. The movie is very quirky and odd but I quite liked that. There are also a few funny moments here and there. I went into the movie not knowing what to expect and I quite enjoyed. A nice short movie that had me thinking about it after watching. So I feel it did it's job. My only complaint is that I didn't like the last scene. It felt unrealistic to me, but I liked the symbolic gesture with the amount on the cash register.

So I'll start by saying I had no idea that this was based on a comic and had no idea what it was about other than the general premise of what a sandman is. So I went in completely blind. THE PROS The storytelling - The show is filmed almost like an anthropology series. Some people view this as a con but I really enjoyed how every episode felt like a new show. Pacing - Some episodes are slow like the pub one and the death one but I quite enjoyed those episodes. Though I wish they would have shown/explained a bit more about what dream gained from those exchanges - sometimes it felt like there was no point or the underlying ideas were too subtle. The show is quite slow paced in general. There's not as much action in this as you might expect. That didn't really bother me but worth noting if that's what you're expecting. Interest - At times my emotions were peaked and I watched most of it in one sitting. So I feel they did a good job of keeping me engaged. Cinematography - this is very visually appealing. You won't be disappointed. THE CONS Triggers - Netflix only mentions violence as a trigger warning at the beginning of the show. Please be warned the show does mention child sexual abuse (only in passing though) and has a few episodes focused on child physical abuse and neglect. I was a bit triggered by all of that and it caught me out off guard. Explanations - as someone coming into this blind, I really could have done with an explanation of dream's tools, their relevance and perhaps seeing more of them in use. Same as far as the relevance of the dream world and also the impact of him being gone for 100 years. Nothing is ever really explained much here. Episode 5 - like many other reviewers, I feel that episode could have been left out completely. I was bored by it and didn't see the relevance. That fight scene - I actually liked the idea of the devil and dream fight and the unusual way they went about it but it felt a little anti-climatic. It just wasn't quite executed right. The lgbtq agenga - all my other cons were minor things but this one irked me quite a bit. All their other ideas were kind of wishy washy but this one they smacked you over the head with it. I'm black, a woman and a member of the lgbtq. Yet, even I could see it was too much. This was a fantasy show that really had nothing to do with sex and relationships at all, yet it felt like every minute there was a gay scene. Also 90% of the population was gay and 50% of those were trans/cross dressers. I'm not a fan of unnecessary relationship scenes in general and I found this worse because it also felt unrealistic. There was even a drag scene where we watched a whole drag act song from beginning to end. For what purpose other than to show another person in drag? This isn't a musical and there wasn't some great fight scene or something going on simultaneously. It does take you out of the show. Overall, however, I am enjoying it. It feels different to everything else out. I haven't finished the series yet. I may add more when I do.

It's a cute movie. Lots of giggles. But based so much in reality. Whoopi did some great movies around this time.

Thought it was very good. This is an action thriller. Not an action movie so the movie focuses on the conspiracy rather than lots of action for no reason. As I'm sure you know, the story is retold multiple times from different perspectives. I didn't mind the retelling although I felt it was done slightly too many times and they could have cut a few stories into linear storytelling. People complaining that they don't want to watch the same story over and over, I suspect like mindless action movies and don't actually want to follow a storyline because each story was different and revealed more. Although it was going over the same time, it wasn't actually repetitive. The things I didn't like, lots of suspension of belief but I find I have to do that with 99% of movies so that didn't bother me. Not enough explanation as to the motives behind the terrorists. The ending was coincidental. I didn't like that and would have preferred the 'goodies' foiling the 'baddies' plans. Conclusion...Good acting. Although Dennis quaid made some strange faces that I found funny. All in all I was entertained. It was a light, clean and fun whodunit. Not a masterpiece but entertaining.

It's put as a dark comedy. It's absolutely not a comedy. There's nothing to laugh at. I did actually like the movie. It was very slow going and not much of a storyline but at the same time I wanted to see where it went. I did find it really disturbing and the end sad. The storyline is bizarre but a lot of people can relate to dysfunctional parents so it's actually a pretty relatable movie. If the aim was to move you, it did that for me.

Soooo bad. Unwatchable. Too many reasons why to list.