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Only just stumbled across this nonsense and struggled to get to the end of the second episode before I gave up. Illogical, rambling, non-sensical - the characters are unconvincing and the dialogue laughable. Previous reviewers point out some of the plot holes that you could taxi an Airbus A340 through. They are right - and then some. I thought at one point it was intended to be a comedy - but I fear not.

Worthy - but ultimately boring. This film captures the mood and atmosphere of the era nicely - and the performances are adequate. I'm sure this will appeal to fans of rowing boats but has very little to maintain interest otherwise. All the usual clichés are present - the tough, controversial coach, the angst ridden teenagers struggling against personal setbacks, the rousing music when a rowing boat crosses the line etc. It's an identi-kit format that has been reproduced in countless other films in countless other sports but isn't an unpleasant watch....

Clichéd and overblown marketing exercise for Sony and Nissan (and others) that attempts to tick every box. I thought we'd progressed past the weird drone sequences and half-second shots of feet hitting pedals, hard stares across to the opposition, sudden snatched gear changes and repeated exhortations of 'you got this'. The dialogue is risible but spells out every step of the plot so the 12 year old viewers don't get confused. Performances are average at best (Orlando Bloom has obviously hit hard times), the team boss does his best. The main lead and fairly shallow family characters lack any depth and the romantic interest left me cold. Some shots of racing tracks and fluttering flags were accompanied by a caption which was handy because they could've literally been anywhere in the world....and again, the race commentators encapsulate what stage the plot is at for those struggling to keep up. A crash sequence is handled quite well. That's about it.

The format and presentation of these sort of documentary programmes are becoming tedious - though I'm aware that this programme is now several years old . I'm unsure whether the scenes are 're-enacted' or staged but the dialogue is unnatural and stilted. The participants repeat the same comment over and over to each other. They appear to be a bunch of amateurs poking about in a swamp with a huge digger whilst the narrator tries (only partially successfully) to build the suspense. This became such a distraction that I could barely care whether they find anything other than bits of old tree and rotten tools - one of which was dated in a blacksmiths old shed. Obviously the person you would take it to, rather than an archeological expert. Amateur adventurers - gotta love 'em. I'm surprised these buffoons were allowed to dig about in anything of (serious) archeological or historic interest. **EDIT*. I assumed this was a one off 'documentary' but it appears to be part of a whole SERIES ! I won't be watching but I can pretty much guess what they end up finding 🙂

Some of the bizarre positive reviews of this so-called documentary shows that large numbers of people can still be fooled by fraudulent, morally bankrupt quakery. Wakefield is a dispicable money chaser who preys on the simple minded. He has already been struck off in the UK - where did he head to to continue his unfounded conspiracy theories ..... the U.S. of course . Don't think of this as a factual documentary. Think of it as a continuation of this snake-salesmans quest for money and credibility. If you care for the health of your children, please go to an accredited, medically trained professional - not to this vile fraudulent conspiracy theorist who is almost solely responsible for the re-emergence of measles in children. These people prey on the simple minded and ignorant to line their own pockets. Be like Robert deNiro - run this nonsense out of town.