David Weiss

Superb. This kind of sophisticated, aspirational, and not-too-serious film is far too rare. Cannot say enough about the perfect cast, the mis en scene, the feel, the music (Pemberton started hitting his stride with this and continued in King Arthur)... captures the timeless rakish quality of a Hitchcock tone, while never losing a razor sharp modern wit. Ritchie (and producers everywhere) ... this deserves a sequel.

Sophisticated, intense, trippy, dark, provocative. One of the most immersive yet disorienting films I've seen in a while. One note- don't take the trailer as a base for the overall feel of the film- the actual film has a tone, pacing, and execution at a much much higher level than the trailer would belie. Acting, writing, directing, cinematography all very well played. Will leave you with some questions AND insights.

Tremendous build up and one of the most well handled captures of the kind of malaise and sense of impending doom that hangs over the corners of society right now- well acted, although Roberts and Hawke both have some phoned-in feeling scenes, but the cop-out ending that hangs up the hat of the story with exactly zero resolution or expository landing is deeply unfulfilling and to my mind, evidence that the original author ran out of creative fire, and the filmmakers were mostly happy to follow suit. It's such a shame, with the caliber of talent present for this story, to not close at least a shred of a loop for some of the most intriguing premises and storylines. Story elements were supremely unique and well executed set ups, with zero payoff. I feel like I just watched Jaws with all the buildup, but you never see the shark, and you never even even given the basic courtesy of being told whether it is a shark or not. We see so much homage paid to this kind of hollow storytelling, claiming it is "so powerful to leave the imagination alive for the viewers with a cliffhanger ending" but in reality, it just robs the experience hollow of what we show up for in the first place.

One of the most immersive experiences in the last decade of film or television, with a singular flavour, while not losing the anchoring of the Star Wars universe. Extra shout out to the amazing (and consistent!) use of practical effects.

This show is one of the top shots ever made... as a warning- and as a hopeful spark- for what humanity can, should, and shouldn't do... all at the outer edge of the world as we know it. The more people that watch this, the better hope I will have for all of us if it all goes sideways.

Fantastic premise, excellent execution- however 2/3 of the way through the season, all logic and sophistication of story are lost, and the show wanders its way to a meaningless and shoddy finish. Shame. Could have been great.

Wild... and sometimes deep. :)