Richard Hodgetts

We did not make it to the end of the first episode. Another implausible, cheaply written crime drama with some truly bizarre content. Even though no detail was shown, it is difficult to understand why the BBC thought it even close to acceptable to include a scene where a school aged child sexually touches a horse.

If you enjoy watching the first 5 episodes, be prepared to have that snatched away by the cheap twist in episode 6. If you were struggling to get through the first 5, the almost complete change of direction in episode 6 might be just the thing to get you really hooked. Option one for me, it was like the writer had asked his 6 year old what should happen next and just went with it!

I think I have seen pretty much all of Wes Anderson's well known films. I have enjoyed most of them. This one, no. I didn't find it funny at all and it made me concentrate too hard looking for the plot (any minute now...any minute now...) before it became clear that there isn't one, at least in the conventional sense. As for all the 5 star reviews saying how it is a beautiful commentary on the meaning of life - can I have some of what you are smoking?

I found this a very odd film with some elements of the plot that felt inappropriate for children at the bottom end of the age rating. In fact, its difficult to work out which age group the film is aimed at. I found the violence to be awkward, both theatrically exaggerated and at the same time, somewhat disturbing. The lingering scene of a child being strangled was a low point for me.

This is what a family film should be! Fun, straightforward and filled with dad jokes!