Richard Long – Google

I have to agree with a lot of other reviewers that Reptile simply fails to deliver. It kept my attention mostly because of Del Torro's acting which was fascinating to watch. But too many items the plot drew your attention too were left going agonizingly nowhere. Why was the subject murder so brutal, Make no mistake, this film is at its core a murder investigation (that eventually goes sideways) with no one actually pinned for the murder itself. Uh hello!! Why so many sidetracks? - the home repairs, the motion activated faucet, the non affair of the builder and the leads wife, the nightmare, the suspect with a limp, the bite marks, the odd paint, the church and pastor....I could on and on. And what happened to the poor sap who seemed to know everything that was actually going on? Too much left for the imagination. Maybe that was intended but it was just toooo much. I eventually felt like I had wasted over 2 hours of my time that will never be recouped.....

This is a great show and it seems to me it is closer to reality than other similar programs. I can see where a lot of people think it is good theater, good propaganda for the Israeli side but on the contrary it portrays both as equally bad. From an outsiders perspective, the Israelis always try to take the high moral ground, just as they do in Fauda. In reality they are equally as bad as the Arab / Palestinian side just as the show portrays. To me, Fauda highlights the follies of such tit for tat fighting and terrorism, and the toll it takes on the families for all concerned. It never ends.

My wife is from Sicily, usually relishes these kind of luvvy dubby movies and the whole Italian thing. We got half way through and she said I've had enough and I gladly shut it down. The whole premise that the chef is an immigrant from Sicily is a none starter. Sicily is a part of Italy; maybe a lot of Sicilians move to the "mainland" in search of better paid work, a better life or just to blindly escape the Mafia in Sicily or whatever their story but they are NOT immigrants. And then there is the whole premise that the main female character moves to Florence from LA and immediately lands in a bucket of roses, chased down by amazing, wealthy suitors before she finds her poor "immigrant" chef. Totally unrealistic. I am sure it was well acted, had great scenery etc. etc. Both sets of parents were total stereotypes and completely insufferable. Maybe the book is better and lacks the Hollywood drivel factor. I see the vast majority of people liked the show but for me it's hard to like something you know is fundamentally untrue and unfairly stereo type casts people. Crying your eyes out through a whole show does not make it 5 star good. Obviously it does to some.

Most of the comments on here are better than the movie itself. Very creative. I particularly enjoyed the one that advised to play this movie to get rid of unwanted house guests. Brilliant! It definitely is a strange film. The trailer did not portray the film properly at all, just as most of them don't. Idiotic college professors teaching about the real message from car crashes in movies or a bunch of students getting excited from learning about Hitler and nazism. Pretty bizarre. Could be called clever. Funny even. But just too strange for me to wrap my head around. Maybe one needs to have ones head in an altered state to enjoy. I get that it's supposed to be thought provoking. Clever script, acting and tempo yet in the end left feeling like what the F.... what that all about. Really?

I got through the first two episodes and while it is quite funny in a cute sort of way I realized I had no idea what the story line was. Characters popped in and out and left me thinking huh? What was that, what were they doing, how were they connected to anything. Besides being totally unrealistic, time zone crunching and a really, really ridiculous plot, this show is mind-numbing kind is stupid. Seems like a lot of people liked it but I can't, for the life of me, figure our why? I'll try watching it again......