A bit outlandish scenario, but very entertaining crime drama involving police corruption and politics.
Having read the novel years ago, this just fell flat. Big disappointment.
Starts really well, but beware of the shitty ending.
Not awfully good cast, acting, directing or script writing. This is forgetful.
Pretty solid story and characters. Very bingeable.
Pretty poor flick. Like other have mentioned: All about Tommy, 80s flick with 2020s budget/tech. A very forgettable experience. Zzz Zzz
You'll know after the first episode if that show is for you. Watched it over xmas, and I was so disappointed. Not my cup of tea, and I am a sucker for WWII related film/dramas.
Booooooring. I cannot fathom what kind of people in their right mind would enjoy suffering through each and every episode. You have to have at least an inkling of an interest in those ex royals' life.
If you like Romanzo Criminale (see https://trakt.tv/shows/romanzo-criminale), you should like this one as well. Short (6 episodes) but compelling story. Binge worthy
Don't be duped by the remake, this is a great original comedy although dated.
The treatment of this story is poor at best and drags on for longer that I could be bothered.
I am keen on vietnam war era movies, especially when they provide a new point of view, and the scenario promised to be that. But between the scene given a poor camera, the disjointed storyline with numerous flashback using the same actors, the mix in of flashes of civil right events of the times, the length for some scenes without really any impact on the rest of the story and the basic same old clichés about the 60s/70s era make this a film a missable experience unless you are considering spending 2:30 hours on a Spike Lee film.
What could have been a masterpiece outside the realm of BLM, is instead a repetitive and unexciting focus on 5 Vietnam vets who happen to be black.
It is meant to be funny and witty, with relatable characters and all the usually super hero vibe. But it completely hit the mark with me. I guess I am not the target audience.
Not sure if Nicole Kidman can really act or just be herself. It is entertaining until it isn't anymore the last couple of episode are pure bullshit. Nothing get really resolved.
Watched 3 episode of the Nationalism dripping drama, that has really good premises. Unfortunately the story, history wrangling and actor choices are a real let down. Tried again after Season 2 was release (due to prominent advertising) and was confirmed in my initial impression. This is a hard miss for me.
This is the season that make me feel I probably don't want to watch this show anymore. From the choice of new characters, to moving the background to the "real" world that is nothing but very bland. My advice, you can skip this season and considered the show done.
This show is compared to the US version of House of Cards, and for good reasons. It is a political thriller of stupendous quality following the underdog elected Philipe Rickwaert to the ultimate position of the French Republique. The production is top notch and the acting is fantastic, with actors that are normally not known for their serious roles.
I am midway through the 3rd season, and although the focus has changes between season, the show retain the same vivacity, without episodes that give the feeling to be fillers.
The epitome of both British politics and British political satire. Although it is now 40 years old, it feels so current, it is sometimes frightening. Highly recommended if you liked the duo John Bird & John Fortune or Clarke & Dawe.
This is one of the those straight to TV type of film that is both great to watch and difficult to source if you haven't got the cable TV that produced it. Highly enjoyable to watch.
Absolutely ludicrous background story line; Norway invaded somewhat softly by Russia, with the support of the EU and for their benefit. But if you can go past that, it is an absolute gem of a political drama. EU coproduction between Arte (French-German channel) and TV2 (Norway), language spoke are Norwegian, English, Russian and French. Available on Netflix (UK) at the time of writting: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80092654
Good show so far (only one season out), BUT:
- really annoying to have to watch the French and German police interact in English; That breaks the immersion when all other dialogues among French and German characters are in their respective languages, but otherwise I can only commend the use of native language with subtitles for the characters.
- complete inconsistency between shots where sometimes a still scene will be very visibly shot with a hand held camera making it very giggery at best. This come in contrast with action scene that almost requires hand held camera for the dynamic rendering and tripod mounted camera for calm scenes or panoramic view.
- personal taste, but I couldn't care less about the love stories, and unfortunately some scenes about them just get a bit too long: I had to skip them. The dramatization of the storyline makes some far fetched loop to not drop characters, and that might be the downfall of this show further down the line.
May demonstrates that size doesn't always matter. Hammond doesn't finish his G&T and Jeremy agrees that Hammond's car is the best.
Season 1 through 3 is a solid spy drama using current events as background story, and that makes it very enjoyable. The 4th season is dragging on with the main character, and to be perfectly honest other character in the show could have been developed a lot more and brough firmly in the foreground. That is not the case and this could easily be called the unbelievable adventure of rogue agent Malotru.
First 2 episodes are a bit slow, and the last 2 are reverting to the good old bad muslim terrorist plot. The bit in the middle is entertaining.
The last season and certainly the last episode can be seen as a requiem for a show that couldn't recover from the fatal wound of loosing its main character.
For the fan of the series and/or Tom Cruise.
For anyone else: Tom Cruise find another excuse to show off how much he like to play the stunt man while being the lead actor. The rest is below average with a plot coming from the 90s: Back stab, back stab, nuclear bomb, everyone goes home and the hero gets the girl, while the funny side kicks are safe.
It's an okay show. I commend the use of foreign language for such a big american production, but most of the plot line is cliche. Berlin Station is currently more entertaining.
Gripping polish drama distributed by HBO Europe. If you speak polish or don't mind watching with subtitles, I can only recommend this gem. I just wish national network around will pick it up.
This is my second attempt trying to give this show a go. I can barely manage until the middle of the first season. This is not a show for me. The characters feel cliche, the settings isn't glamorous and the acting isn't great. I think I'll leave it rest.
I fell asleep. Enough said.
- We are going to fight those dirty mexican as if they were dirty iraky.
- How are we going to do that, Chef?
- We are going to find the most bad ass contractor that isn't afraid of being dirty (read torturing people for gaining information) and unleash him on unsuspecting mexican cartel family while paying him handsomely. But we are still going to tell him off if there are any cops killed while the undercover super secret operation is in progress. We are not complete barbarian, after all.
..... Much action and much suspense music later: End Credit
A disappointment. Not the follow up of the first installment that I was hoping for.
