The acting, excellent. The story riveting but, but, but I had serious issues with the level of the utter moronic stupidity decisions the Locke family made over and over and ooooooover again. It was so . . . . difficult each time to watch each member literally sabotage everything they did to the point where I felt they deserved all the bad things that happened to them. 5 stars is for the excellent acting and location; one star for the writers who lacked the creativity to come up with a better way to make the story work other than infusing it with idiotic decision making. Honestly, it was kind of like staying in this beautiful home, its surroundings and with magic, and all of it managed by a team of mental patients seriously short on therapy sessions.