Shawn Berriman

The screen play is terrible. The writing is so bad it’s almost impossible to follow. To take a quality actor like Aaron Eckhart and give him such terrible lines is beyond belief. On top of that, the film is uninteresting and boring, and can’t be helped no matter how many action scenes are thrown in. Also, in one memorably bad scene, the director has Aaron jump out of a broken window into the automatic fire of 6-7 enemies. They must have all previously worked as stormtroopers though since they all missed him even though he was right in front of them. This film is spectacularly bad.

TL;DR: If you are reading this review, and have read others that knock the show as being a trope or rote, please note that if the tv show sticks close to the source material, this will be a story that you have never seen or heard before - it's truly brilliant, unique and you should watch till the end. As to the complaints about the sheriff, read below for context that others have missed. *** Having read the books, I completely understand why the husband doesn't investigate the birth control issue. The people of the Silo have been taught from birth that the rebellion almost destroyed them all and that their elders (those in authority) are trying to protect them - which is made clear in the freedom day celebration in episode 1. The people of the Silo accept whatever they are told as fact and true - they are innocent of concepts like conspiracy, and they trust their leaders completely and without hesitation. So, when the doctor tells the sheriff that the item in his wife's body was a "placeholder" or to "prevent infection" (his wife says this while in jail), the sheriff accepts this over his wife's theories because he truly and simply can't even begin to imagine that someone in authority would ever deceive him/them. In many respects, the Silo inhabitants are like children in their understanding and acceptance of things. Perhaps the tv adaptation needed to do a better job of showing how the people of the Silo are completely brainwashed into believing authority and why. That said, I think this is a great adaptation so far and I can't wait for more. I'm also taking off a star because I personally dislike profanity on TV and it irked me that this show had it.

Agent Scola always tips off the people he is tailing/spying on. It’s hilarious because you would think the scriptwriters would have caught this by now. Also, when Scola and Agent Wallace have their guns drawn on a suspect and the person tries to fire at them, Wallace will shoot them down before Scola. Not sure if that’s intentional as part of the plot (I’m only in the middle of the 4th season), but it’s certainly remarkable. Also, why on earth do all the agents call out to the suspect when they are a good 50+ feet away from them? This is of course contrived so that the show can have a foot chase, but by now, most real Agents would have figured out that you get a lot closer to the suspect before you announce yourself. This breaks any kind of realism they were going for. Agent Zidan plays with the fingers on his left hand or holds his right hand over his stomach as though he were trying to pin his tie in place. He does it often enough that you expect him to do it in almost every scene lol. Not a bad show at all, I’ll give it 3 out of 5 stars.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Really well acted show with beautiful scenes and intriguing story. I didn't know what to think of the show prior to it coming out and I'm glad to say it's one of the best shows out there. I won't give any spoilers away and I'll just say that fans of LoTR who would like to learn more about events leading up to the Hobbit, et al, really should watch this series. Can't wait to see more as they are released.