Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

agincourt-25562 I watched this on DVD from the library on a punt.Not long in i thought it was crap but hoped it would improve..Then i checked out some reviews to see if i was on my own but found a lot of favorable reviews so watched on hoping for something.Unfortunately nothing happened and i gave up,Don't bother

michaelmouse1 What an exceptional thriller this is. Clearly this is a star vehicle for Ben Wishaw, who drives this series in a breathtaking performance. Arguably one of the best television series produced so far, you'd be a hard case not to fall under its spell. The first two episodes indicate something clearly exceptional is at play here...the acting is stunning, the production values top notch and the weaving of a web-like story is so subtle you're trapped before you know it. The twists and turns will keep you guessing until the very end - nothing is what it seems. Or is it? It's so refreshing to see Gay main characters being treated respectfully and with gravitas, as they deserve like any other character. I only say this because their sexuality is intrinsic to the plot. If you're the slightest bit homophobic, this is not for you. It's no more explicit than the usual run of the mill films but the rarity of seeing two attractive men engaging in naked intimacy will be a celebration for some, a revelation for others and, unfortunately for conservatives, confronting. But if you tune out you're missing a real gem here. It's a thriller for everyone. It's deliciously slow in unfolding and goes down paths you won't expect. Like all series there are the odd stretches of credulity but, for the most part, the story-line is absolutely believable. It's nuanced, highly thrilling, sad, shocking and, ultimately very rewarding. Highly recommended! A stunner!

blanche-2 I only gave this an 8 for two reasons: some of it was hard to follow and there were parts that were too slow.This is an AMAZING multilayered and complicated story, performed by AMAZING actors, using the background of London, loaded with atmosphere.Ben Whishaw is Danny, a gay young man who meets Alex (Edward Holcroft) while the latter is jogging. They fall in love. Then Danny finds Alex dead, and the police haul him in. He's shocked to learn that he knew nothing about Alex at all - not even his name.This series will keep you on the edge of your seat - I watched all of the episodes in one sitting. I won't go into the intricacies of the story, but watch it closely - some of it is in flashback, and some of what you see and don't understand (if you're like me) will be explained later. The acting is superb: Jim Broadbent is superb as Danny's older gay friend Scottie; Charlotte Rampling plays Alex's mother, and she's brilliant. Harriet Walter is Scottie's good friend Claire - I remember her from Inspector Allyn -- she's terrific. And I can't leave out Mark Gattis, executive producer and Mycroft in the Cumberbatch Sherlock as an old boyfriend of Danny's, as sinister as they come.The series makes for excellent viewing - the whole thing will knock your socks off.

gcarpiceci-73268 As an old and picky consumer of espionage stories, I was attracted to this series by its title, besides the excellent reviews. After finding myself wasting 5 hours of my life, let me just cry: "don't you dare call this a spy story!" For the review of such bummer, I propose the technique of the "onion peeling", i.e. you remove layer after layer and see what is left at the core. Well, the first layer is the photography, the visuals, the imagery: very sleek indeed; next layer, soundtrack: very cool; then the layer of acting performances: pretty good, as the strong cast was promising. So we have removed all the layers supposed to wrap the core, i.e. the story, the plot, the idea.....ooops, there's nothing less....or, the little that is there is so implausible, so absurd that you would prefer the total absence. So in summary, a lot of window dressing, not much more....