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Sambre (2023)
... across all episodes, top-notch-programming
... streaming on Masterpiece, this a series viewers liking Euro-crime-drama should not miss watching... amount of sincere top notch acting-talent-performances incredible (bravo-casting)... there is not close to a weakness in the entire cast... in as good as live re-enactment(s) as you'll ever come across
... many in America might not be in agreement with final sentencing, as France does appear to have its own agenda on sentencing values unique to their country
... receiving a high rating score of 8.1 to date on IMDb, majority of audiences believe it to be one of the better productions in a crowded field within the genre... it does stand out and deserves all praise... don't-miss-it.
Máxima (2024)
... camera loves her.. a true-star
... putting a very pretty face in-on a rom-com-drama about this exceptionally dark time in this South American country dubious for sure... making-nice-nice about their love affair and early history together is lots of the series storyline... what her family was during this period are just well-off individuals ignoring the harsh reality at the core of their privileged lives
... for Delfina Chavez it's a star-turn, and she makes entirely most of it... something really special, there are many very attractive women having many-different-'looks'... she's one of 'em, and she's got a thousand... just do a search and you'll see, and they're all-very-attractive.. only twenty-eight years old, already she's had numerous TV series appearances-movies
... this year alone, she's been in two highly popular productions.. Maxima, and the Happy-6 ... more-most interesting scenes in both productions are those including her, she's a true, star-power-find... productions made better when she's part (even when dopey, like the latter)... wither or not either-both these series go on to additional seasons irrelevant... now being discovered, there's gonna be lots other works to watch-enjoy her talent-charms for many years.
Rivals (2024)
...really liked it ... now let's have more
... there's a member review by member NJS2016 titled.. 'A romping thwomping breath of fresh air', and it is a very worthwhile-good review of Rivals... with nearly 5,000 reviews so far on IMDb, 80% are rating the production '8' or higher.. that's saying alot how really good this show is... it should not be missed
... can it keep it all up with such high quality for another season or more... all its many fans surely hope so... it would be no small feat to match, or better how good these first eight episodes were-are... yet everyone's waiting with great anticipation for the next season series to come along.. can't be soon enough
...really liked it.
Canary Black (2024)
... not an easy task... uniqueness in a very crowded field
... good action films are tough to make... action sequences must be top-notch well-done... scripts unique... drama above worthwhile... and acting comparable to the best in most all movies
... here in Canary Black reading several of the critics reviews, mostly they were not overly impressed... one getting into how Kate Beckinsale has been defending plastic surgery allegations... she does look exceptionally flawless for a woman in her early fifties (Kate's case very possible)
... personally rate majority of this genre on how much fast-forwarding is required getting through time spent watching... here with CB give it a 6.5/10, mainly because of Kate... she gets the job done, in-style.
Territory (2024)
... very good first series... hopfully of many
... assume like many, waiting for The Newsreader to return, up pops Territory ... will watch most anything Anna Torv does.. like her style-grace-acting-talent ... Territory, Australia's version of America's-Yellowstone, a mega-ranch under siege from all sides, with family members fighting against all-odds, at times each-other ... well done, it's a production on a large scale, with soap-opera-drama, good acting, and top-production-values ... plenty of it, scenery's spectacular, a big part of the show
... all actors fill their roles admirably, having a script that's fairly routine-predictable ... casting is accurate for the most part, just one member a little out of place, yet handles herself fairly well... Torv now in her mid-forties, her calm, suave-self.. always confident-capable in whatever character she's choosing-given to play ... not another Kelly Reilly, both women making their respective series well worth watching
... any-all-viewers liking it, will look forward to more seasons... 'next-episode' indicates it as a 'returning-series'... all fans surely-hoping-so.
Wentworth (2013)
... finally watched entire series, had to rewrite previous review
... first broadcast in May 2013, concluding in October 2021, making Wentworth longest-running hour drama series in Foxtel history... running for ninety episodes (forcing issue getting to 100 episodes through 'repeats' unnecessary to show's value), it takes a long time to watch even with streaming... those watching when originally aired week to week benefited greatly, as watching-streaming episode after episode does definitely cause strain, becoming Wentworth overload.. best just watch a couple shows then rest
... as for the huge cast over the years, all give performances that are best in the business for all drama series... there's not a weak one to be found, these women tops of Australia's acting community... solid reason why 85% of IMDb reviewers give the show 8 or higher, with nearly half awarding it a perfect '10'
... it's rare today when series get to be around this long and be this good... as of today Netflix is scheduled to be dropping it from their lineup... that's a real shame, for there's lots of folks have not yet seen it, and Netflix is a good viewing platform for experiencing what is undoubtedly one of the finest drama productions of all time... hopefully, to be returning soon to be enjoyed once again.
Disclaimer (2024)
... big names not always producing top results
... through four parts watching, was first going to abandon this show after the first two, glad did not for would have meant missing Leila, and no one wants to miss Leila in this production
... Leila George is a wonder... in her late twenties, one of the most alluring-gorgeous-creatures, in an industry filled-among beautiful-people skilled-actors, she performs in a manner utterly-captivating... a marvelous-highly-sensuous not-to-be-missed performance.. (take that Sean, what you no-longer-possess)
... only thing really doesn't jive being who she portrays during these early episodes, contrasted with Blanchett's depiction of the same character in later years... maybe all will be resolved in the final three segments, lets hope-expect-so.
MILF of Norway (2024)
... she's forty-two.. easily can pass for years younger
... those looking for MILF-nudity, only to find a boob or so here (maybe next season) ... this is first Nordic original series from 'newcomer' MAX in Europe... a drama series with comedy undertones
... a huge part of the fun coming from Mariann Hole in a leading role, making what could have been ordinary into something much more special-enjoyable... Hole shoulders the series, w-comic-finesse, charm, giving realness to her part, making MILF of Norway as one critic labeled it.. "a little charm bomb"
... definitely a Nordic production, how well it's accepted by American viewers up for discussion... yet for those liking Northern European programming, MILF of Norway more-than-likely sure to please.
Inganno (2024)
... Denise.. the scenery.. bellissima
... is it possible, sure... is it likely, no ... these kinds of fantasy romance storylines having a limited audience.. reality making him a lot less pretty, and her a less haggard sixty (she's actually mid-sixties)... not they didn't do good work, they did... these choices were not of their doing
... speaking of choices, Denise Capezza was a right one.. a stunner, girl-just-cannot look-not-good (searching her still images, find one she's not the enchanter)... here in her mid-thirties, in her prime... (see 'more' of her in Baby 2018)
... outside of the delusion storyline the production's well put together, all the drone footage of the Italian coastline making up a sizable portion of all the episodes (what did they do filling screentime before drones)... the IMDb audience has the rating correct... a one-time-watch.
Tangles and Knots (2017)
.... close to, if not perfect
... Leeanne Walsman's performance is totally-remarkable... realization warped-relationship-boundaries with her daughter are destructive-abnormal, her final scene performance is spellbinding... if for any reason she would not be able to do the feature, it should not be made... agree or not this short should have been produced, it is a thought-provoking remarkable-work
... there's a review in Short-of-the-Week about this work, indicating talk about developing Tangles & Knots into a feature, which will aim to deeper into the complexities of the relationship between the two protagonists and navigate the aftermath of the events that happen in the short
... now that's a production would really look-forward-seeing... for here in a fraction of time there's just way too much missing as to how-why this-'mother' would all get sooo much out-of-hand, for her daughter and herself.
Seven Types of Ambiguity (2017)
... really like her work here, yet should she have been the one choosen
... Leeanne Walsman's a very good actor, as-and her recent excellent series 'Human Error' attests once again... here, she's not so much a part of each Seven Types of Ambiguity episode, yet when she does appear she makes the most of it, especially that final segment
... Xavier Samuel is actually only several years younger than Walsman, yet he appears onscreen to look much younger than her... and seeing that these two characters in this story are to have been 'lovers' in school, the 'look' of the two of them, and story-timelines of their ages just doesn't work-calculate... maybe as a younger lover of hers, fine... but together in college for several years, just isn't making sense, and it's distracting... in 2017, Walsman's a woman in her late thirties, Samuel his mid-thirties... with a script having them knowing one another for ten years
... all other actors work well in their respective roles... yet with Simon such an important character to the story, it's really difficult disregarding... added to a storyline having long stretches dragging out, and it makes at times for difficult viewing... it's a worthwhile production, yet flawed more than it should have been... Walsman and Samuel did great work.. most all others as well too... another good ABC drama.
The Boy That Never Was (2024)
... does get somewhat better, yet still not completely enough
... this being a relatively short four-part mini-series, don't make the mistake of just watching one or two episodes believing you've seen all you need seeing... for it starts off totally in one direction, twists and turns in several (for some might be too many) and ends in another completely different... although possibly-probably not firmly enough for majority of viewers
... casting, acting, production all good to very good... the winding path of the plot-storyline's where many can and will get bogged down baffled... then there's matter of all those flashbacks, mixed throughout so that you have little idea where you are at any point in the timing of it all... basic to establishing reference can-be is one thing, here overuse nearly does in the entire production... and the ending should have been used for closure considering what had come before, instead it just cements doubt, and is surely fully unsatisfying for many... this film taking-getting-caught-cheating to an-entirely-different-level of-utter-improbability.
Human Error (2024)
... another solid offering from our friends afar
... there are quite many believing crime dramas and relationship dramas are genres should never get mixed together, both should-must always be-remain kept separate... here in this production there's slightly more crime, yet quite a bit of personal relationship storylines are woven-in-included... for those not minding it's quite well done and no bother at all... and with many familiar faces from the down under acting community, the show's well supported by highly proficient character actors
... script-writing could be a weakness for some, for one of the important storylines raises issues that do not get resolved, least not fully in this premier season, leading us all to believe there will at minimum be another season series, or another was least planned-for-anticipated... just as in life, this issue involved could go several differing ways, none of which would be satisfactory to all the show's characters or audiences watching ... looking hopefully forward to next season's happenings
... continually throughout this first season, the glaring script omission is 'why'... obviously answer most would indicate being age, getting an unplanned-opportunity probably-not to-be-presenting itself again... for having to expose oneself (and others close) through all the scrutiny-criticism from work colleagues and social relationships... stares-whispers surrounding this new-unexpected extramarital long-term-commitment are to be daunting for sure... not now remembering seeing this scenario being approached-tackled in a TV script previously, should make for quite-intriguing-viewing, detailed-handled-well throughout the next season series.
The Perfect Couple (2024)
... certain individuals you can't get away from their 'persona'
... one of the most recognizable people on the entire planet, should you not know of her, you do not watch much-any entertainment programming... and therein lies one of the main problems with this Perfect-Couple series... watching there's a flamboyant character played by YKW... you're always watching thinking of her, and less of the character she's portraying
... otherwise it's fairly ordinary, with most of the important screen time being taken-over-commanded by Hewson-Fahy... together they make it worth the time, otherwise, it would be a 'pass'... couple days after viewing, you might-probably not-remember what most of it's all about.
Good Trouble (2019)
... will there ever be a part-three... should there be
... splitting it up into two segments, the show(s) still a decade long... quite a long time for any story, maybe too long.. and with nearly two hundred episodes, much time needs get filled with some pretty dumb sketches-dialogue... was it overall bad, no.. but it could have been better, if there were not so many storylines that were chopped up into multiple segments, all inter-disbursed throughout all the episodes
... then there's the issue of some bad casting-directing choices, coupled-along with some overzealous-misdirected acting.. and this from leading characters making it all seem even worse, and it brings on much fast-forwarding from many viewers... with these kinds of productions, watching the same actors so many years, all flaws are exposed-heightened... Mitchell's obviously very attractive, but for nearly ten years watching her, can be a bit too much to take... especially when in some episodes, her screen time's excessive-unessential
... of all the numerous actors Ramirez is the best throughout, captivating-stealing majority of storylines in which she's a part... best of all, she makes other characters/actors better... she should have wound up with the central character's ending, not Mitchell... which concluded too-predictable-boring, and after sooo-many-episodes, essentially-tedious
... have not yet read any critic reviews, will be interesting to see how they compare-with mostly-favorable-opinions of average-viewers... TBC (possibly).
Accidente (2024)
... over the top for sure, taken too seriously looses
... having its own Spanish-soap dumb-charm, with quite a few stupid happenings... like putting a brick in a ziplock-bag weighing-down a couple items thrown into a river, when items on their own would be impossible floating
... everyone-characters overacting more than not can wear viewers down... just watch without overthinking and it becomes less-annoying more-watchable... every actor filling their parts pretty well... one stands out that without him this production would not have succeeded much at all... Alberto Guerra as the hated villain Charro... he alone is worth viewing-time, making most of each-every evil-minute onscreen
... ending as-if there's another season coming... bet many of those giving poor ratings will be watching again, it's that guilty-pleasure-allure.
Separate Lies (2005)
... solid performances can't rescue a murky plot
... all great actors performing their roles exceptionally well, they cannot be faulted... it's the plot-storyline that never quite sits right... being in her mid-thirties, had she craved-lusted a younger-'bad-boy'-playboy, why did she choose to marry her father... May-December one thing, this going completely out of type, with absolutely no backstory given, just complete befuddlement
... and seeming like one day there's a cricket match, and then just like that only couple-few days later all has quickly gone down the crapper, again with little-much ballyhoo-dispute at all from the protagonists ... pacificity-personified... the ending continues on the unfulfilling story, why give closure to a story never with much explanation.
Fake (2024)
... loosing two rating points being excessively long... couple-three-less-episodes
... the extreme popularity of several of the actors in this series cannot help save it from itself... it's like saying anything not positive about them is somehow sacrilegious
... the acting and production values are not the albatross... it's the tedious, at time very boring storyline-script that's hard overcoming... first couple episodes were painfully-"slow-burning"... with the remaining four hardly getting much better... maybe E8 raising rating up a notch (and possibilities for next season)
... one reviewer repeating foreshadowing over and over and over, and they were right, for we know from the very beginning pretty much the entire premise of the production... spending three and a half hours buried continually in it, was more than undesirable (to just get to the ending)
... yes, lengthy film or five-six episodes at most... and it was the final series one episode was the most interesting-intriguing... keep that going (hopefully) throughout a second season, and it will have made tediousness of season one bit more worthwhile.
Critical Incident (2024)
... lots to like in this gritty crime drama.. not about what happened, but what happens next
... the genre is plentiful... most are passable entrants, few are very, very good... Critical Incident happens to be one of the latter... lots going on, at a pace at times relentless
.. propulsive storytelling, top performances and authentically lived-in settings lift this smart and gripping series.. is the lead in on one recent critic's review, and it's accurate... few world over do it better than in this latest-new Australian series
... read the analysis-review of Anthony Morris... it's straight, why this production is just sooo good, not-2b-missed-TV (especially if you love a fully well made crime-drama)... really looking forward where they take us in season two... binged in-a-day, now to wait till next year.
Love Rat (2024)
... better than you first will think... patience rewarded
... too many occurrences taking place that no sane, at-all-reasonable-individual would be involved in-with, that's all just in the first half of this four-part-mini-series
... acting is passable-gets-better, w-all incessant drone footage of Cypress could fill-complete a long travel documentary... it's the script-plot that's only odd at the beginning... really a two-part-series, episodes 1&2, and then 3&4
... don't give up on it... the whole greater than SOIP... one of those series WOM passing it around, making something more will want to see.... you might even want to watch it again sometime, and that will surprise you.
Gry rodzinne (2022)
... first aired in August of '22, so now it's 2-years and counting for S2
... it's kinda like you really don't like any of them, they're all annoying, doing stupid, dumb things that most anyone would not be doing... engaging in behaviors Trumplike with abandon, and hating each other over and over again for most any-all of it... is it done well.. yes, overly-repetitive (up to couple episodes worth), yet does that make it not worth watching, who knows your call
... wither or not there's going to be any more of it as said, yet to be established.. Next-Episode still showing it as "On-Hiatus"... being on Netflix there's good numbers have a shot at watching, yet IMDb's still recording less than eight-hundred ratings, with an overall score of near '6', written-reviews-mixed, so that's not terrible, but if it's enough for another season's Y2bD.
Två systrar (2021)
... yes, can watch-enjoy most everything Julia Ragnarsson is a part
... think many viewers gave up too early on this series.. as it does get considerably better last half of episodes... the two actors did very well throughout... believe it would have benefited greatly adding another-more-seasons... this September marks three years since Two Sisters - Två systrar aired-streamed on-Viaplay... still showing as a returning series on IMDb's site, we can only hope it does make a return
... starting off first several episodes slowly, it takes until near midpoint in the series that it finally hits its stride... the two lead actors Julia Ragnarsson and Dilan Gwyn making this quirky little production fun viewing... there's quirkiness and darkness.. a sharp and relevant story told by some of the Nordic countries most talented female creators ... can only hope it returns, three years waiting is too much.
Slutet på sommaren (2023)
... probably safest to stop reading any reviews right now...
... as you do NOT want to learn any of the details of anything that's happening in this wonderful production before watching any of it... this to easily be one of the best series have seen so far this year
... casting leads all parts going into the making of this program... each-every cast member is outstanding in their role... there's not a weakened performance among the entire group... and now in her early thirties, she is a true-star... just perfect every minute she's onscreen
... every episode done without flaws, there's not anything to be faulted... Nordic countries through recent years have put out some incredible programming... EOS standing alongside-equal to any of the best... do-NOT-miss seeing-it.
Overspel (2011)
... a deceptive-cheating-selfish person.. yea, but she's gorgeous
... this series not working on a couple of levels, main one being lead-casting... deciding on Sylvia Hoeks' as a character that's a working photographer, devoted mother to a young son, wasn't a proper decision-choice... looking all-time more like the super-model she really is, she's just put on the wrong side of the camera-lens in this story... then attempting portraying her as a nice person, and good mother, again not making logic-sense, for along with another extremely selfish character (her-affair's-lover), she spontaneously-eagerly enters into a steamy sexual liaison with this married (two children) shady lawyer, who finds her absolutely irresistible (least that's believable, as she is alluringly-beautiful) if morally reprehensible given his family circumstances
... and so it goes in what appears absolutely no time, they've moved-out-abandoning their families, setting up their love-nest in her very attractive work-studio on-harbor-edge... throw in some family characters with their own tedious storylines, and you have Overspel (Adultery)... also, it all took far too long in thirty-plus-episodes, could-would-have been better in a third-fewer-shows
... then there's ending's final blow, for all-those anti-adultery-viewers (can't say why), but it's so really nasty how selfishness does all this harm to so many, and then gets-future-finalized in this fashion... ugh.
Float (2023)
... first of all Float is not a romcom.. it is a 'Romance' film, and a fairly decent one
... there's lots to like about this well put together little romance movie... if had to nitpick about anything would be casting of what appears a mens underwear model as one of the leads, not he doesn't do a good acting job, he does.. it's just he's a bit outside the box as a hulky lifeguard in a small remote Canadian village, and appears without having too many-any lady-friends chasing after him
... and if you're thinking this location is just too perfect to be existing, you're correct... look up 'where-float-filmed' on TheCinemaholic website, it's interesting-informative
... this is a well scripted-acted-produced production... it is exactly what it's supposed to be, and for those don't find it at all entertaining, that's to their loss.