Camden Local

This is so offensively bad, that it's hard for me to even formulate a sentence yet alone write a review. Without an understanding of Greek culture, mourning rituals, which are adhered to regardless of religious beliefs, it was astonishing to see an effing boat party within 40 days of a brother/son/husbands death. Mourning rituals require black to be worn within the first year of death and there are certain rituals performed throughout the year. This would NEVER happen. And as for Crete, they are intrinsically tribal and patriarchal, it would have been the wife dead not the brother. Tone deaf, with a Eurocentric eye and a failure to understand that Crete is a land of ritual and mystery that geographically straddles all 3 continents. Gordon J Levitt, always watchable, was laughable in his linen suit, more in keeping with a Latin American aesthetic. I could carry on, but my teeth are about to bite through my tongue.

This film is so bad, that using words like putrid, faecal and fetid would simply adorn it with a semblance of watchability. It is simply unwatchable and I for one can only fling my hands up in grateful prayer that the casting gods of the screen saw fit to give a fresh-faced Tom Hardy another chance after this chaotic mess.

I'm crying over an octopus. Real, ugly crying. It was worth it. Enchanting, deeply moving and quite possibly the best one and a half hours of my viewing life.

Visually stunning with a pared back dialogue precise in purpose. It may be a dark fairy tale but the minimal heart wrenching brutal scenes reflect the dark reality these stories spring from. Watch it, then read the reviews, especially the men's reviews and their careful language. There are two scenes that are incredibly brutal but they are not 'male gaze' voyeuristic. Nonetheless, you will feel them deep in the recess of your gullet as you desperately wish for these scenes to be over; but only if you are a woman.

Funny and achingly sweet with an engaging cast makes this super natural series a must watch

It starts off well enough but an engaging cast and undeniably gorgeous scenery are not enough to save the poor script that deteriorates into utter dross by episode 10. It's a credit to the actors who do their utter best to breathe life in their characters but it's not enough to save this lackluster reimagining of the Arthur tale by using the familiar character names playing quite different roles. Frank Miller's visuals are as always pristine but there's no real depth and that's terribly sad because had he let go of the writing reins to someone else it would have been exceptional.

*spoiler ****************************************** An original story line that kept me gripped and wanting to see more (I'm the type that will play around my phone - and I didn't take my eyes of the screen). My only gripe is, the neanderthal trope is pretty much out of date by now and on this point they could have done better, as well as perhaps show them too being rescued. All in all I'd love to see a sequel-words I never say-.

Loooove her. Love the cast, the backstories and her utterly sincere, heart warming, cheeky, gutsy grass roots approach to issues against, stiff by the book formality. Niecy Nash is a treasure as is Britt Robertson - heartbreakingly stoic -, Kevin Zegers, showing layers beneath the pretty. It's all beautifully rendered and an absolute joy.