D. Truett

Box up every -- I mean EVERY -- action movie cliche you can think of, mix it into a putrified version of Tex-mex and Mexican culture, put a laughable "modern cowboy" costume on Liam Neeson and then have him try to emulate a southern accent: then you have this move, which is B-A-D (and not in the good, 1980s way). There are people who probably believe they are seeing reality (looking your way Brian S., previous reviewer) which makes things even worse: and not just because people think the film is good -- thereby lowering the bar all over Hollywood -- but because they ill-educated enough to think watching a movie is reality. I know actors often do a film for the money, but Liam...Liiiiiam! Have you no shame? At long last, have you become the new Nicolas Cage?

Wait: Haven't read ALL the other reviews, yet, but...aside from the fact that "Groundhog Day" already did this premise the best, and did so more than 25 years ago, does no one recognize the fact that "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things" is almost a plagarization of "Palm Springs"? I know Hollywood has a history of writers & producers cribbing from each other and racing to put out similar movies ("Armageddon" & "Deep Impact", etc.), but, seriously. _Some_ originality should be brought to the equation (check out "Edge of Tomorrow" -- AKA "Live, Die, Repeat" for an example).

Five star crime series and Bill Campbell definitely deserves the accolades.

Season 1 of The GFE was, while sometimes shaky, quite good, which makes me wonder if Amy Seimetz was largely responsible for the best of it. Because season 2 is incredibly awful, largely due to the writing. In the first season, Kerrigan and Seimetz co-wrote most of the scripts, with Seimetz writing one or two on her own. In the second season, they split the duties. And the worst of always happened when co-creator Lodge Kerrigan wrote the script. Between characters that act as if they are characters in a parady of bad art films: seriously dumb behavior, tons of cliche lines; and all the women who desire other women have no, or very few, redeeming qualities. Which leads to another criticism of the series as a whole: Seimetz AND Kerrigan seem to believe that anyone working as a sexworker is doing so ONLY because they have had serious psychological issues and been involved with criminals, white collar and otherwise. BOTH filmmakers should sit down and watch "Satisfaction" (an Australian series about sex workers) some time. After that, they should make a point of actually talking to some actual sex workers.

"The Diplomat" is a FIVE STAR production in every since: 5 star script throughout the ENTIRE season (oft-times, the shows start to falter after the fourth or fifth episode); 5 star acting by all the actors involved; 5 star direction and camera work, etc. Keri Russell is -- as ever -- and amazing actress. With the exception of "The Americans", this character is tougher and "grittier" and smarter than any other role she's played -- while simultaneously giving off the quirkiest of vibes. The fight scene between Russell and Sewell is a clllassic! It's not easy to mix dead serious relationship discussions with comedic interactions between a man & wife; and the political scenes (which are the center of the show) are all fast-paced and edgy (at least of the intellectually inclined audience). As others have noted, the show is timely (politically). But it also manages to mix in just a hint of the edgy thriller-type show which has become standard fare; not as much as, say, "Homeland" (which worked well), but just enough to remind viewers that the off-stage violence talked about has real consequences. P.S. As for the negative reviews, if those who posted are anything like "the Oracle" (who claimed no black American actresses were cast on the show -- Nana Mensah might disagree -- then you can ignore them (they likely prefer "reality TV" like "The Housewives of Boise", or something).