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Thouroughly invested in the whole thing and had actual goosebumps! When was the last time something you watched gave you a physical reaction? While this show is significant in the dialogue it's created, I want to applaud this show for it's perspective in the third episode with the child psychologist. As someone who has trained in clinical psychology at in-patient wards, this brought out uncomfortable feelings I've tried to avoid for years as I have since moved into corporate psychology. While the work is incredibly important, working at healthcare and justice systems (referring to the first episode shot in the police station) is incredibly draining. The emotions I saw from the nurse at the police station, the main detective, and the child psychologist really resonated with me. There's moments of fear whether the patient is an adult or a child. To come in to work every. single. day at these wards or at the station takes incredible mental strength. You can never let your guard down, all while applying critical thinking. Takes a unique skill and I applaud everyone that works in the system to help improve lives. I want to thank the creators of the show for the third episode because it provides such a realistic portrayal of clinical psychology. I wish I had this during uni where I enjoyed studying and learning about it. However, getting experience at wards was something I'd never expected, not even in my NHS training! Its why so many students go in hoping to be Clinical Psychologists (the largest uni cohorts being Psychology) but the country (and parts of the world) have a significant shortage to meet mental health needs.

Really disappointing. Went in with medium expectations for this film because on one hand they have a really talented cast but on the other hand we haven't gotten a good rom-com since the early 2000's. The main lead had five dates in the move and had no chemistry with a single one of her dates - including the guy she ended up with! She just ends up abruptly kissing two of her date in what seems like an effort to bring a spark. I get that it's a rekindled romance so its not all butterflies and rainbows but it was so abrupt, like they realised they had to suddenly end the movie and give the audience something. Perhaps it was overly realistic? If so, a gentle reminder to the writers that a rom-com is meant to be over the top and go beyond reality to give the audience hope! I was bored the entire time and waited for it to end. This movie could've done so much more with a brown lead in a rom-com but they couldn't make up for it. Can't help but wonder what the writers room looked like on this one.

I want to like this show. So much potential to be better! Never disliked a mockumentary sitcom and remember watching the trailer for the show before it came out and being so excited! However, I have to say it's rather bleak. They have a great cast but something seems to be missing in terms of connection between the actors. It's almost... boring. However, I do continue watching it every week to give it a chance and hoping it gets better with time. Saying that, I wouldn't be surprised if this show didn't make it for another season and I frankly wouldn't miss this show if it got cancelled :(

Apparently American = white because why has the American Murder series on Netflix had 3 stories and they were all featuring the murder of white people? I noticed a theme of partner abuse / homicide through all 3 cases but this happens to PoC women and children too! And they’re also Americans! It is so hypocritical that the third series covering Gabby’s murder had a segment in the final episode acknowledging the bias in the media towards white women- yet they haven’t done any cases covering PoC unfortunately in similar situations. I would understand if there were just 2 segments (seasons?) in the series and they were both on white women /people. I would probably shake it off as a coincidence. But 3? I don’t think so. I feel its important that this reach the team at Netflix's American Murder series because they have the resources and the power to acknowledge and change the dialogue when it comes to violence against PoC. Bring awareness and be inclusive with it. It will make a (larger) difference, I promise you.

Light-hearted and easy watch. Began watching this show with low expectations as it seemed like the classic tv production house budget. However, this turned out to be a plus! Not too much happening with a thousand other storylines. It's a light-hearted, easy to follow watch that you can easily unwind with, YET keeps you on that binge streak wanting to quickly hit the 'next episode'. Enjoyed it and would recommend for your next sitcom!

Must watch. Definitely up there with iconic American sitcoms such as The Office (US), Parks and Rec, and Superstore. Not only hilarious, laugh out loud writing, but some really genius bits in there. The first season follows a theme of an narcissistic intellectual seeking revenge which is funny but it gets so much better in the third and fourth season! The shows introduces 3-4 episodes per season with the most creative writing I have ever seen (so smoothly) translate into a sitcom. The end to the series is incredibly satisfying. No over the top and compensating dialogues written. It all tied up together feeling just right. Loved this series so much that I binged most of it in 2 weeks and when I came around to the last 3 episodes of the show, I avoided it because I just didn't want it to end!

An incredible series and a definite must watch! Highly recommend. Disappointed by the overall reviews that this show has received because this show is actually amazing! I've become so bored of the tv shows being put out every other day, that I barely make it past two episodes and even considered cancelling subscriptions to touch grass. I funnily found this show just a day before the next season released and you best believe I binged the entire thing in two days! Makes it easy and definitely worthwhile the binge as they've kept episodes at 25 mins each - so not dreadfully long and keeps you engaged. It has everything you could want and it's incredible how they been able to carry so many pieces (true crime and comedy largely) so well throughout two seasons. I have watched (or rather wasted my time with) so many shows that have tried to balance the true crime/drama thing with comedy and it is almost always dull and awkward / unnatural. I believe majority of the credit goes to the incredible cast! They feel so natural in their respective roles with great comedic timing- it really seems perfectly cast. Side note: Tom Bateman is incredibly hot this season which makes for an additional perk. What really pulls this show up is that season 2 was even better than the first! It carries some plots from its previous season resulting in some satisfying aha! moments. And you have to give credit where its due as I believe that bringing a better season to follow is a hard feat not everyone can achieve. Cannot wait for Season 3 and kinda sad it'll be a year away but worth the wait!

Not a great movie despite the cast including major players like Akshay Kumar and Fardeen. The dialogues were at times awkward and sort of cringe. There was no smooth flow to the movie, I was just waiting for the movie to end. It seemed kind of pointless and a waste of time as a whole to be very honest. The end was also very abrupt and wasn't successfully as offbeat/quirky as the movie was attempting to be. Nevertheless, enjoyed watching Akshay in a comedy role- you can always rely on him to do his part and bring that nostalgic charm with comedic timing.

For someone who watched this in 2024 as a psychological thriller fanatic, I thought I would have the plot all figured out, but I didn't! Half way into the movie, I thought I knew where the movie was going but I was wrong. It was a satisfying feeling being mystified by the ending but there were plenty of clues that both threw you off but simultaneously tied together the ending pretty neatly. So kudos to the writer(s) of the film! Thea actors were entirely convincing and were really great in the film. I should've known because Lily Rabe has never disappointed. There is really nothing that I can pick on in this movie and while that would normally unsettle me, I guess Im just happy to have found a movie that lives upto the psychological thriller genre! Definitely would recommend that everyone watch the movie because the average rating for the film just isn't right. I'm positive more people need to watch this and give it what it deserves!

Not bad for a gen Z horror movie! And I don't mean that in a sarcastic way at all. Wish I had watched this in theatres! As a horror movie fanatic, I have probably seen every single horror movie out there, only to laugh at the ridiculousness of it all. Only a handful of horror movies have had me holding my breath and clenching my fists. This movie had a great precipice to it but what was truly note-worthy was the non-cringe gen-Z acting. I was really starting to lose hope with any new age movies we had coming - with all the cringe slang and the influencer-obsessed (I promise I'm gen-Z and not some millennial hag!). The direction and acting actually made it all seem normal. And really great actors! I believe most of them are relatively new to the industry so well done to them! HOWEVER, coming to the actual storyline, it didn't all add up and it is very evident that someone really fumbled with the ending. It just didn't make sense at all and I was left somewhat disappointed. If anything, they could've left it with loose ends to give us a sequel as I'm fairly certain a lot of people would actually watch it. Nevertheless, this didn't affect my opinion too harshly for me to write this 4 star review.