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Red Eye (2024)
Watch it, but it is nonsense.
A fast paced political thriller which has no sense of reality whatsoever. It is flawed in so many ways that the best thing to do is just sit back and watch it ... and not think too deeply about it.
We are subjected to a lot of psycho babble and techno-nsense.
I am not a Richard Armitage fan, but he was tailor made for this.
Lesley Sharpe as always is good, but the romantic relationship is just embarrassingly awkward and looks all wrong.
This must have cost a fortune to make, but the plot lines let it down.
BTW, anyone with a fear of flying should give this a miss.
London police officer DC Hana Li is escorting Dr Matthew Nolan back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime. However, on board flight 357, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy and a growing number of murders.
North Shore (2023)
More Aussie Soap
When British and Australian detectives team up to solve a murder mystery, they uncover a conspiracy with international political consequences as well as a clash of cultures.
Joanne Froggatt is not one of my favourite actresses. She is too one dimensional, essentially she always plays the same character, herself.
This is no exception and she is just totally unconvincing as a UK member of parliament and even more so as a prospective Prime Minister.
A few of the male actors are wooden, a lot of them being modelled on Ken and all looked alike.
The whole plot turns out to be nonsense.
I think it was supposed to be a psychological thriller, but there was little in the way of psychology and no thrills at all.
The sub-romantic-plot for Max Drummond just turned out to be bland.
The profanities were really in your face.
It really is offensive when F is used as a verb rather than and adjective, particular by women.
This is a contemporary drama and contains language and/or attitudes that some viewers, particularly those of a more mature generation, the Silent Majority, will find offensive.
Omerta 6/12 (2021)
Poor
I should have guessed from the 1960s comic title that this wasn't going to be good.
It started off action packed but that soon wore off and became somewhat boring.
Action, no substance, action, no substance.
The storyline became more and more far fetched and in the end was ridiculous.
The characters were hard to take seriously in particular
Cathy Belton who was totally unconvincing.
The actors clearly did not know how to handle weapons and in one scene in particular Nanna Blondell (Sylvia Madsen) was aiming her weapon in the air and still manged a straight shoot kill.
Overall it was let down by poor acting, protracted Hollywood style action scenes and a plot that was full of holes.
Whitstable Pearl (2021)
Lame
The Whitstable tourist people must have been rubbing their hands in glee at all the free publicity for the town.
However, after all the adverse publicity regarding spillages, I wouldn't eat anything that came out of the sea in this area.
So why is it in 12 episodes that all that was ever mentioned to eat was fish. Literally, all they ate was seafood.
Ok, so there was a beef and oyster pie in episode 5.
This is one of those "cosy" dramas where there is little to take offence at and played out almost whimsically. Now I am not against that at all. Any program with no profanities to assault the senses is refreshing, but they do not seem to be able to produce such dramas that maintain these ethics but have a bit of bite to them.
Murder should not really be taken lightly and matter of fact.
At least Mr. Misery (DCI Mike McGuire) didn't laugh a lot ... at all, actually.
But he had local sleuth and part time gumshoe, Pearl to show him the way. Fantasy.
The Mercy (2018)
Interesting but ....
I had never heard of Donal Crowhurst, so I knew there was not going to be any triumphant end.
I let it pan out but felt that Colin Firth was miscast and Rachel Weisz was too young looking and it didn't come over as a cogent relationship. In reality the Crowhursts were both 37. Firth was 48.
I didn't find this moving at all. As it progressed from quite early on I thought Crowhurst was completely deluded in believing he could do what he set out to do and utterly selfish with regards his family.
I have serious doubts that he was of the same personality as portrayed by Firth in the film. Firth didn't seem strong enough, lame in fact.
It is still worth watching from a historical and human interest point of view.
The most interesting part of the film was the end when it showed that Knox-Johnston donated his prize money for the fastest competitor, a sum of £5,000, to the family of Donald Crowhurst.
The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot (2024)
Very interesting but let down by poor production
I still gave this a high rating because it told the story of something that I remember being in the news but knew very little about.
Unfortunately a poor production technique of mixing reality with "drama" made this a bit of a jumble.
They had all the actual people, so why mess with actors portraying the same people. There were times when the actual detectives and their acting doubles shared the screen. Why?
Although it highlighted the issue of coercive control it did not really get across exactly how this man was getting inside the women in his life's heads. As a viewer I couldn't understand how they appeared to be so easily taken in, serially. They seemed to want to come back for more? So it really was quite important that it be explained exactly how he was doing this.
Suspect (2022)
I just gave up. (Series 2)
I got as far as episode four (of eight) and even though each episode was only 25 minutes long I was willing each one to end.
The format of focusing on one character per episode just didn't work as each one seemed to have the same underlying agenda of coercive control.
I saw the original Danish production and I didn't like the format in that either.
Anne-Marie Duff is in nearly every scene and she starts to grate after a couple of episodes.
Essentially, it is just boring. Too much psycho-babble.
Suspect is a British crime drama television series. Adapted by Matt Baker, it is based on the Danish series Face to Face (Danish: Forhøret), which was created by Christoffer Boe. Suspect premiered on 19 June 2022 on Channel 4.
It was commissioned for a second series, with Baker being replaced as writer by Joy Wilkinson and David Allison. The second series began broadcast on 17 July 2024.
The Suspect (2022)
Lost its way
In Vince Ruiz and Riya Devi we have the countries worst detectives.
They were quite likeable as characters, but really, they just became irritating with their appalling police work and lack of intuitiveness.
The first three episodes were ok, but then it got silly.
Too many loose ends, plot holes, inconsistencies.
Why in these dramas do the characters do what is so blindingly obvious the exact opposite of what they should do?
And just how long does it take a plumber to install a central heating boiler. Weeks apparently and he becomes one of the family as well! Like we didn't see what was coming.
The story just became too muddled and unconvincing.
The Wimbledon Kidnapping (2021)
Very poor editing.
It was either poor editing or the program makers had a different agenda to other productions of this time which are ubiquitous
Starting off with the actual kidnapping would have been better to have included the probability that it was a case of mistaken identity.
After setting that scene there lengthy diatribe about immigration and racism in the UK.
We here a lot from Nizamodeen Hosein in the first half of the overly long production without it being explained as to his involvement. It did not flow at all.
With so much emphasise being placed on a miscarriage of justice and the police having made up their mind very early on that they had their men, it is ironic that since this was made in 2021 there is a chapter missing (2021-2024). Read about it on Wikipedia.
The Turkish Detective (2023)
Two episodes and I gave up.
I just couldn't follow the characters.
I didn't know who was being discussed, it was just so confusing.
The storyline was also confusing. I didn't understand what was going on, who was doing it and why.
The mixture of languages and nationalities was also really confusing.
One minutes they are talking Turkish, then English, then Turkish again.
I didn't know if they were really meant to be talking English, or it was for the viewers benefit. If so, then why have Turkish passages with subtitles.
Most especially this applies to the Selma Payidar character. For a start she didn't seem credible as a prosecutor. Far too glamourous, and she she spoke English perfectly, and I mean really, really well. I thought she was supposed to be English and I was thinking why is a English female prosecutor in Istanbul?
I enjoyed the location and the idea, but for me it did not work.
The Claremont Murders (2023)
Worth Watching
Very well done portrayal of a real case that took years to resolve.
At least they was some closure, apart from the poor family of one girl.
So often in these stories the perpetrator is never found, but improvement in technology and DNA sampling resulted in the right man coming to justice.
However, this doesn't make up for the poor soul who was the prime suspect for too long.
The way the actualities of the crimes were described rather than shown visually and the fact that these were not gratuitous was also a credit to the producers.
They told the story over two episodes and this helped illustrate the extraordinary length of time the case actually took.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024)
I Enjoyed It.
Like just about everything on BBC these days I was sceptical, but found it easy to watch.
Notwithstanding all the comments about the book etc, I am only taking it on face value.
I am in my seventies and could not fathom out the age demographic this was aimed at. At one point I thought it may have been a childrens book, but the profanities suggested otherwise. As usual these were totally unnecessary throughout.
It aired, I believe, at 22:30, which is anything but prime time.
So, a lot of people may have missed this unless they spotted it on "catch up".
Essentially it is a young cast and there is some unconvincing acting, Emma Myers aside.
Even the adults are pretty wooden and sound like they are acting.
Anyway, I still enjoyed how it unfolded and it has to be said this is mainly due to the performance of Emma Myers.
The ending was disappointing. The main perpetrator was uncovered but forgot about what happened to Andi. It sort of felt like it was tacked on and not very believable.
The main question unanswered at the end is what on earth had the police been doing?
Also, nothing was explained about the the whys and wherefores regarding Isla Jordan.
High Country (2024)
Aussie Woke Soap
The writing was on the wall at the outset with the patronising acknowledgement to indigenous people.
Over the years I have enjoyed a lot of Australian dramas. They used to have and edge and be quirky, but in recent times they have slipped into the belief that adding stunning scenery to a soap is a good formulae. It is not.
This is another drama with:
1. An out of town cop, a woman of course, being subjected to childish behaviour by subordinates.
2. A retiring police chief who, of course, still is going to get involved in investigations and stick his oar in.
3. Brattish teenagers.
4. Same sex relationships.
5. Red neck yokels.
6. the psychic village idiot.
7. Dire script.
8. Appalling acting.
I watched the first episode and cared little for any of the characters so decided against subjecting myself to a further seven episodes.
The scenery was great.
À plein temps (2021)
Exhausting
A single mother with her two kids trying to exist on a day to day basis while offloading her kids so she can earn enough money to survive by working in a Paris hotel as chambermaid supervisor.
The crux of the story really is the impossible situation of her trying to commute from her remote location into Paris during a transport strike.
It was exhausting, almost stressful, to watch.
Very well done and a highly convincing performance by Laure Calamy who was in every scene.
Finally she finds relief at the end but I really cannot understand why her situation is any better than it was before. I rewound to the job interview and the bit about the concerns of her remote location and the inference is that she would work longer days and still have a time consuming commute.
Full Time (French: À plein temps) is a 2021 French drama film written and directed by Éric Gravel. The film stars Laure Calamy. The film had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2021.
Slutet på sommaren (2023)
Slutet på sommaren - End of Summer - Very Good.
Swedish with English subtitles on BBC4.
6 Episodes, just the right amount.
Refreshingly, no Woke storylines or references.
I enjoyed this drama. It kept to the main storyline with no padding subplots.
Yes, there were some flaws, but most dramas suffer in the same way these days.
The one criticism is the overplaying of Harald's character. It was made quite evident throughout that he was complicit in some way, and the way he was allowed to have access to the police investigation and most other things was irritating.
There were no real surprises at the end. My wife and I had worked out after episode three roughly what happened to Billy and Tommy.
Another drama where justice is not seen to be done and lone females going into derelict buildings.
Spookily, Julia Ragnarsson (Vera) is a dead ringer for somebody we know. It was uncanny.
Ida Gyllensten (Magdalena) looks a lot like UK actress Anna Friel. They could easily play sisters.
Outside Edge (1994)
Hasn't Stood the Test of Time
I remember this as being good and being reminded of it by Robert Dawes appearances in Jeeves and Wooster, I decided to give it another outing.
The first couple of epsiodes were amusing and as I remebered it from the early 1990s.
However, from then on it went downhill fast.
It wasn't funny at all. Half the characters were just plain irritating.
The second series was bland. Just a reworking of essentially the same story lines and cliche's. The Corfu special was boring and too long.
The third series was just plan Maudling and depressing. Maggie and Kevin's desperation to have a child is not the thing of comedy, neither is the death in series 2.
I was looking for something better than some of the trash being produced today, but I have to say this wouldn't have made it to the screens today.
The whole idea of a comedy around a village cricket team is great, I would love to see one.
Hindenburg: The Cover Up (2022)
What Cover Up?
From the title I was expecting some new information had come to light about the Hindenburg disaster, but it didn't. The title is misleading to the point of just trying to attract viewers.
The documentary as a whole, was good and in depth, but there was nothing new.
Nobody knows exactly what happened, it is all a matter of speculation and conjecture.
The same can be said about the theories of a Nazi cover, and American cover up or the involvement of an acrobat/contortionist and his dog (I kid you not!).
There was absolute no shred of evidence to support any of the rumours of espionage and political cover-ups.
Spy/Master (2023)
Good
I enjoyed watching this drama over a few days, but could not imagine watching it on a one episode per week basis.
It is very complicated. Was there anybody who was just working for who they were supposed to be.
Rumanians, West German, East Germans, Russian, Egyptians, Americans, most of them not what they appeared to be.
The first episode was most confusing as it kept going back in time. It was complicated enough without suddenly doing a "3 days earlier" every 5 minutes.
There were aspects of the the story which were either flawed or not clearly explained.
It was still an enjoyable Cold War espionage thriller.
In Cold Blood (1967)
Disturbing in that it is true crime.
Watching this in 2024 it is difficult to assess.
The story is so disturbing that it had to be true, and it is.
It is portrayed as probably one of the most influential psychological dramas ever made.
It is beautifully filmed in black and white with lots of half shadows, moody close ups and angled photography.
I found it overly long and editing the events at the Clutter house towards the end rather than in real-time was rather clunky.
We never get to know what really was going on in the heads of Dick and Perry, but I thought the explanation that neither would have committed such acts alone, but as a pair a third personality was created who was responsible. An interesting theory which is demonstrated in the film.
Quartet (2012)
Not for me
So, here we have an ensemble of very well known actors .... all playing themselves.
Tom Courtney is Tom Courtney, Michael Gambon is Michael Gambon etc.
Worst of all is Billy Connolly playing a typecast version of himself and his stage persona. What a waste.
Maybe its me, but I do not like ageist humour, if that is the right word.
Sexual innuendo and lavatorial references just don't do it for me, especially from characters of a mature generation.
It is supposed to be entertaining, but I didn't find it so. It just seemed to be going nowhere and was just a vehicle for some nice music.
Half an hour and I had had enough and looked for something better to watch. It would not be hard.
The Regime (2024)
Accent disconnect
Forgetting all the geopolitics and the other guff mentioned in reviews, this didn't work from the start.
It is supposed to be "middle Europe" and yet the first female character spoke with a potty mouth north England accent.
Enter second female, Mrs Brittas, another potty mouth delivering what is so obviously a script with the F word thrown in for what reason? Authenticity? Make the character offensive? Who knows?
So, in the first couple of minutes we have middle Europeans with no attempt at any sort of complimentary accent, apart from the trussed up soldier.
Then we have the central character. Another female (where is the balance?) The head of the middle European regime ... with a a1950s BBC announcer accent. What is going on here? The visuals do not match the audio at all.
I turned it off.
This is a contemporary drama and contains language and/or attitudes that some viewers, particularly those of a more mature generation, the Silent Majority, will find offensive.
Why has it become apparently acceptable to have so much profanity in supposedly entertainment productions? It is literally supposed to be an entertainment, not a medium to create a profane culture.
Jana - Märkta för livet (2024)
Too Dark - Literally
This was a good thriller for the first five episodes but I am afraid it degenerated into complete nonsense in the sixth and final episode. Very disappointing. The plot reveal was nonsense.
The actual film for the most part was far too dark. It was extremely difficult to see what was happening. I even had to try and adjust the brightness on the TV.
A lot of holes in the plot regarding the actions of the eponymous Jana and the police.
Familiar faces - Johan Ulvesen (Bonus Family and The Truth Will Out), Fredrik Hallgren (Bonus Family), Suzanne Reuter (The Restaurant).
Madeleine Martin was good in the title role.
Alaska Daily (2022)
Absorbing Drama
First off, how can they cancel this show?
For contemporary viewing is it not sordid enough?
No sex, no violence and 11 episodes without one F word.
A decent ensemble of characters and some good storylines.
Sort of, The Newsroom meets Northern Exposure.
There is one main story strand that comes to a conclusion in the final episode, but it is backed up with others of quite shocking corruption and ineptitude by politicians and the justice system. So, no real change there.
A lot of the issues covered are very important relating to the indigenous people of Alaska, especially the women, and they are stories that need to be told.
I can't help but think that not renewing the series is completely in keeping with the political issues within the drama itself.
It is almost an inevitability. Something good and honest doesn't synergise with the politicians controlling it, so they axe it.
The Beach Boys (2024)
Sugarcoated and Very Poorly Done
Anybody expecting a Peter Jackson Get Back style documentary will be disappointed.
Visually this is very poor. Old photos and films have all been seen before in countless other documentaries on the Beach Boys and generally, apart from some recent interviews, there is nothing new at all. In fact there is so much that is not in-cluded that should have been.
It would have been interesting if the early days and their first four albums (1962-1963) were covered in some depth.
The same applies to the Wild Honey/Friends/20-20/Sunflower period. These hardly get a mention or the fact that some material from the abandoned Smile album was included on these albums.
Any compilation of hits by the Beach Boys is inevitably going to focus on the early days and the "Californian Dream", and as such, more time should have been spent on the surf/hot rod/girl music of that period.
The shelving of Smile made no mention of a well aired opinion that after hearing Sgt. Pepper, Brian Wilson felt his Smile project was not suitable as a Beach Boys album. He expressed this view in the documentary but then they released Smiley Smile which was even less representative of their music culture.
The last album mentioned was Holland, but the Beach Boys made 10 studio albums after that and these do not include Brian Wilson finally releasing a version of Smile in 2004.
After the confusing Carl and the Passions album (not mentioned), they made Surf's Up, an important album that barely gets a mention. The same with Holland.
No mention is made of the deaths of Dennis and Carl, the true state of Brian's mental health and the fact he reportedly spent three years in his room sleeping, smoking and taking drugs is not covered at all. Neither is the piano in a sandbox or how he was treated and manipulated by a psychologist in the mid-1970s.
Overall, a missed opportunity. I am left with the impression that is was made on the cheap and relies on the Beach Boys name to sell the documentary.
The Twelve (2022)
Profanity Fest Boring Aussie Soap
As most dramas they start off ok, but soon fizzle out.
I got to the start of episode 5 then saw there were 8 episodes I just gave up.
Every imaginable LGBT inclusive box is ticked.
Some of the characters are really quite nasty and as mentioned in a previous review try to lie their way through life.
The language is just appalling. Really, does everybody speak like this in Australia?
Who were my sympathies supposed to be with?
There were too many subplots, but that maybe that is what the title is about; The Twelve (jurors).
Sam Neill is absolutely wasted on this tripe and as good as he is as a defence lawyer, his opposite number (prosecution) is simply dreadful.
This is a contemporary drama and contains language and/or attitudes that some viewers, particularly those of a more mature generation, the Silent Majority, will find offensive.
Why has it become apparently acceptable to have so much profanity in supposedly entertainment productions? It is literally supposed to be an entertainment, not a medium to create a profane culture. Current generations are being brought up to think this is normal. Is it normal? It never used to be.