Dana Hull

The cast and characters are what keeps you watching. The plot is overly complicated and too many twists and turns that simply wear you out. Would have been better at 6 episodes and a tighter script. Just gets ridiculous towards the end. I skipped one episode towards the end as it was just getting ridiculous. But worth the watch for the great actors and characters. There are several subplots that should have just been dropped.

Yes, the plot is an old plot and you have seen other old films with similar plots. Yet, this film has so many actors that I have loved for so long that it’s like going to a class reunion. You go just to see everyone one more time and remember the good old days. It’s beautifully filmed and produced. All of my favorite actors and actresses are in it. Watching this film is a master class in how to act with style. Don’t worry about the clumsy plot. Just enjoy seeing so many good performances in one film.

Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper are so wonderful in this series that they will leave you wanting for more. Don’t watch until you have enough time to BINGE watch, as once you get invested in the series you just can’t stop. Stephen Graham can do more acting with just his face and eyes that says more about his character’s internal struggle than most actors can do with any eloquent speech. You can just feel his pain. Owen Cooper actually shocked me with his scene talking to a psychiatrist about what happened. He turns back and forth into different personalities right before your surprised eyes. He physically looks different (bigger and older) during his rage. It reminded me of the first time I saw Edward Norton act in the film “Primal Fear” in his last scene with Richard Gere showing Edward Norton’s character’s true personality for the first time. You just knew, “Wow! This guy can act” and that he was going to become a huge star. That is the same reaction I had watching Owen Cooper for the first time, in this series. Whoever did the casting for this movie needs to win a prize. Every single actor/actress was exceptional in this show and the casting was so perfect that you just want to see how each character develops in a sequel and find out what happens to everyone in a few years. I loved the director’s style where he filmed in continuous motion of long scenes. It played out where each person could show their range of emotions and it felt so much more intense. I teach school for this age students and the message that comes across in the film about how students are not able to deal with porn, the internet, conspiracy series, instagram , etc. They are in just day to day overload of information on screens and it is a real problem that our society is not understanding or taken action on. What you saw in the series as far as schools and students poor behavior and having no boundaries, is absolutely what is happening. Great series and hopefully society will wake up a little and start paying attention to what their adolescent children are being exposed to that is beyond what their brains can realistically absorb and understand.

The casting was perfection. The acting beautiful. The cinematography was award worthy. I appreciated the historical accuracy shown throughout the movie. If you have read the original book, then you will know this latest production (of a well known and much made movie) is very accurate to the novel. The extreme graphic horror and violence is what made the book so frightening in the first place. However, I would not recommend it to anyone under the age of 18. The story moves so very slowly. You will lose many viewers in the slow pace of the film. This is in part due to the fact that it is accurate to the novel and the novel was a slow frightening burn to horror. It needed a quicker pace to be able to hold the attention of the 21st century viewer. I would only recommend this film to those who, like me, is a fan and loves to see old favorite books and stories remade to film.

The acting was first rate and Arthur Hughes is the biggest reason to watch this series. I read the books and was eager to see the series on film. However, the script wasn’t as good as the books. That might just be me because I love the books so much. I just thought it moved a little slow. I was surprised how small a role Sean Bean had in the series. He seemed such a big name actor to have such a small role. The setting was perfect and cinematography was beautiful. It just would have been better if the script were tighter. If you like historical films and series then you will like this one.

“Mr. Mom” movie all grown up in a new generation. All the actors were great and really good casting. Kind of wondering when Hollywood is going to get a clue to the pulse of America and what is actually happening in the economy because I am getting sick of seeing what they think is a ‘regular” family who live in multi million dollars homes and we are supposed to feel kinship with these people? I keep seeing movies made for the rich and Hollywood can’t understand why Americans dont go to the movies anymore?

I just stumbled onto this movie on HULU and wasn’t expecting anything but the premise looked interesting. I was surprised how much I liked it. The cast were all great. I liked the connections the script made to a lot of the politics and things that are going on in the world now. There were some funny moments and the action was realistic. If you like funny quirky horror you should check it out. Very good fun if you like those things on a rainy afternoon.

When I was about 25 years old I might have been a little bored with this movie. I am 67 years old now and can deeply appreciate the beautiful tapestry this film really is. It quietly and steadily hits on all the weaknesses and strengths that we see throughout our lives both in religion and in every day life. We can make great efforts and sacrifices for the good of our fellow humans but we also often take advantage of the weaker people who need our protection. We give in to craving glory and power constantly. Every theme is quietly and steadily shown. The acting is so powerful and subtle that it has to be acknowledged whether you liked the film or not. Just a look from an actor in this film, with no words of dialogue, speaks volumes. Watch for it. Then about two weeks later watch the movie again. You will pick up on so much you missed the first time because they don’t hit you in the face with it. They just slowly build to it and patiently wait for you to hopefully notice the strength behind every single cast member in this film’s acting. I love action movies, westerns, thrillers, science fiction and funny horror so much. Yet, every now and then a drama comes along that helps me to learn and makes me think. I hope you enjoy this movie. I would have given it 5 stars but it felt like there might have been some scenes that were cut or should have been written into it. It was just a little too tight in the script for such deep ideas.

You will like it If you can ignore the fact that these people are supposed to be professional spies and killers who leave their fingerprints and DNA (including their blood) everywhere, and that there is CCTV footage of them all over London doing serious crimes and they never wear any kind of disguise at all…..then you will like it. There are interesting characters all through it and good acting. Just completely impossible to ignore the big holes in the script. It is frankly annoying. Yet, I could not stop watching it. Just think “keystone cops” as spies. Enjoy it …if you can turn off your brain.

The casting is brilliant and the acting is perfect. The story, however, lacks anyone that you can connect with. It’s relentlessly full of flawed, broken and bad people. There just isn’t anyone to cheer for or identify with. The last episode is so terrible it makes you mad you stuck with the entire series expecting some kind of satisfying conclusion. Nope. Only watch it for the masterful acting. Don’t watch for a plot. We have all known these kind of people and see enough of it in real life.