NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

ScoobyMint Disappointment for a huge fan!

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Paul Smith Having read the other comment about this superb piece of TV drama I felt compelled to balance things a little. If you like you murders, to be signature and serial, and your cops to be British, and shout a lot, and the gore to be bloody and have a religious slant then this hits every button. Not quite enough 'gov'ing to put the shouting into the Sweeney's rarefied heights, but otherwise highly rated. Ken Stott is excellent as the 'cop on the edge' and the guest stars are also well cast, including Edward Woodward and Art Malik. Recommended. (In response to the earlier comments, although I accept that 'Red' would not 'normally' drive away from a hit and run, he had just witnessed his brother arrested for murder, and I am fairly sure he does not see the boy move.)

shawshanksam-1 There's not much about this I didn't like.. The story was well thought out with a lot of twists and you don't realise who the killer is until right near the end.Congrats to newcomer Jamie Draven. Not only did he put in a brilliant performance, very convincing, he proved that he can play good and bad guys. (Check out the Jamie stare when he goes to visit Red)I believe we'll see a lot more of him in the future. For those who ask 'is his Manchester accent going to hinder him'.. I say this.. 'Has anyone questioned Sean Connery's accent. I don't think there's any role that Sean's played that he hasn't done in his Scottish accent.So I say.. no, I don't think it will hinder him. Gives him character. I wish him all the best and will be keeping an eye out in the future.As for the rest of the show, excellent performances were put in by Ken Stott and the rest of the team.And it was kinda surreal seeing Boris Starling who wrote it, on screen as a corpse.

RobK-2 Obviously inspired by Se7en and sometimes even more gruesome; more bloodshed and very graphic details (a bit too much for my taste). Great script and acting (I was especially impressed by Ken Stott and there were no weak points in te cast). Good cinematography and very realistic stereo-sound. One of the best thrillers I've seen since years. Although it was scheduled on BBC in three parts I watched Messiah on video in one take. One point of critic; the motivation of the villain was not very convincing.

jamesbloke You cannot go far wrong if your cast includes Ken Stott, Neil Dudgeon and Edward Woodward. The acting is excellent from the above, and most of the rest of the cast.The script is also pretty good - a really original story and some excellent dialogue (although one or two cliches and over-used plot devices do work themselves in).I must correct one of the previous comments - it is not Red Metcalf, nor any of the other police officers who discover the pattern to the murders. Metcalf sort of finds out by accident, and the gaps are filled in by the Reverend Stephen Hedges. It's not until a while later that Hedges spots the connection with the victims occupations, and it's not until ages after that they notice that the dates of the murders are on the relevant Saint's day! This is one of the first things to check, surely?!!?Unfortunately, upon reflection, several other holes in the plot emerge, large enough through which to drive the proverbial double-decker bus.But on the whole, whilst watching, Messiah is excellent.