Breakinger
A Brilliant Conflict
PiraBit
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Motompa
Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.
Tobias Burrows
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
tomr-28618
Everything here fails. It's just shockingly awful please don't go through the agonising pain of ever watching this if you've even ever heard of it
Dave
The writing and acting in this Chester-set Channel 4 / E4 soap opera are awful. I can't understand why this is on prime-time national television. There have been many specials and spin-offs, which are just as bad as the main series.
Ayeshah
Hollyoaks can get really rather addictive, but no matter how juicy the storyline you've been following is, there is no doubt that it will have a VERY anti-climatic conclusion and all the characters will return to normal within the next week and completely forget anything remotely traumatic ever happened to them.The acting is dreadful, there is no real emotion, the dialogue is stilted and the accents are painful. There are one or two gems in among a bad, bad bunch which make the show bearable, but recently (end of 2011ish) the show has been attempting to impersonate skins, one of the key shots being a direct copy of the DVD cover of the first generation, which makes it just awkward. It's brought in a bunch of new characters, all of which have intoxicatingly overdone personalities. There are also many cringe-worthy moments where the show attempts comedy, and fails.The show gets a 3 out of 10 for being mildly entertaining at times, and for a few crazy story lines that did get me hooked (I'm ashamed to say.) However, the writing is terrible. The acting is terrible. The plots string you along and then completely disappoint you. Just...don't watch it.
Syl
I felt after watching this show that it was like a bad episode of Models Inc. The cast of characters was just too pretty for me and inexperienced as well in their roles. I felt the show would have more promise if they were more like the Degrassi series. Unfortunately, this show is quite popular more for it's sex appeal of the leading characters. I couldn't believe it was set in an academic atmosphere. It was far too silly for me. MAybe I'm just old fashioned, but I like my soaps to have some mature characters. Coronation Street became famous for featuring actresses and actors like Violet Carson, DOris Speed, Jean Alexander, Arthur Leslie, Jack Howarth, etc. Hollyoaks works because it appeals to a younger audience who may not care about adult matters. Nevertheless, I didn't care for this show and found it to become a sign of the British soaps. Far too attention is paid to attractive, inexperienced actors and actresses. I wanted to like this show but it just got silly. It was like watching the British Real World.