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Very disappointing - I expected a scientifically based unbiased project, sadly this was nothing more than a one sided pieve of pro vegan propaganda. A wasted opportunity on all levels. I have vegan friends who died of heart attacks at 45 and omnivore friends who are fit and healthy.

The constant demonizing of any meat based diet was as tiring and patronizing as usual- surly we all know by now that soya production causes as much environmental damage as meat production... The people talking part in the programme were likeable and seemed genuine - I wonder if they know what they were in for. My sister had followed a vegan diet for many years and has many health issues I don't. She feels superior and ethically correct while I am made to feel selfish and gluttonous.

I'm German and just love British protections.

The acting, screenplay and plot in this film are just magnificent. Putting it simply, it's a gentle one man's journey to himself. All other characters contribute to his growth along there way - while his wife has to grapple with being left alone to cope but it has a mixed effect on her. Venting her frustration and grief by doing major house renovations, she is forced to reflect on the state of her marriage. Her character's growth is as evident as Clive's own journey. Every character is well drawn and beautifully acted.

I apologize for my substandard English but I just had to express my appreciation of this great little/big movie.

What a shock - an American movie that is normally paced, restrained, nuanced and articulate. Jack Nicholson is sublime. It restored my faith in excellent direction and superb acting, even in American cinema.

Realism rather than big haired women with trowelled-on make up, car chases and guns guns guns. Sustained suspense coupled with acute observation of everyday characters - best thing on Netflix these days. It held my attention to the last frame, and renewed my faith in Nicholson as an accomplished thespian. Aaron Eckhardt anderen Robin Wright also shone in secondary but by no means minor roles .More please!

An excellent trilogy comes to an overlong and disappointing end. A stoic and determined detective turns into a blubbering wreck, the plot becomes a satanic melodrama and two many subplots clutter the main story.

This blew me away. I stumbled onto it late at night on YoTube (!) and watched spellbound until the end. One of the very rare morsels of life-changing television. The five main actors played like their life depended on it, and by the end, I was crying and yet strangely uplifted. Highly recommended but be prepared to be deeply moved.

A good film apart from some silly action scenes. When the man is unseen, the tension is high and the acting demands skill. As soon as he becomes partly visible, its descends into boring old American violence. I'm sure this view won't be shared by US audiences who prefer action to subtlety. Moss will be praised for her acting skills even though nothing more than looking and acting frightened and shocked is asked of her. She can do much more and deserves more a nuanced direction and script.

Adrian Dunbar is brilliant as always, but the leading actress is neither likeable not attractive on any level. The acting and plot however are excellent.

Obviously, there are no other countries in the world but the US and the UK. This could have been of global interest and breadth, with talented actors and nuanced wit, buy sadly, it's the usual America-focused plate of cold porridge. Wasted opportunity for an in-depth reflection on a horrendous year.

Excellent series based on an excellent book. Perhaps not for the average US audience raised on car chases, guns and everything spelled out to then in American English. Wonderful to see European actors without big blonde hair, whitened teeth and fake mannerisms. Recommended highly.

When I saw Isabelle Huppert starring in this,I expected a great French movie. Sadly, this was an American made schlock production.

What could have been an interesting film with character development, subtle plot development and nuanced acting was the usual sub-standard US crap. Pity!

What we've come to expect from British thrillers - taut, realistic and no scene wasted. It didn't flag even at the end of episode 4, I wish it could have gone on for a few more...

Mind you, anything the great Stephen Rea is in tends to be excellent. Kudos goes to him, the main character and the young actor playing Sean especially

An excellent thriller which will be wasted on American audiences - no car chases, no guns but lots of intrigue, smoking (shock horror) and assorted other human frailties... great acting, realistic cinematography and realistic set pieces. MC Hall delivers as usual, Marc Warren and others contribute well.

A useful enough soap opera to pass a binge-watching weekend. I stayed with it mainly to enjoy the wonderful French language. The plot is dramatic but implausible in detail. The characters are one-dimensional, women are great and men are villains, blah blah... Lots of fun though if you're not too discerning. Scenery and costumes are easy on the eye and make up for the shonky plot and improbable characters.

I thoroughly enjoyed this - simple plot, no character development except for Jericho's sci-fi change, lots of violence, clearly defined badies and goodies. No sarcasm intended, it catered well to my (obviously still 13-year old) tastes. If you're in for a night of unsophisticated entertainment with good acting and lots of action sequences, this is a winner.

I enjoyed the first two seasons even though they funny bear too much reflection after viewing - a cleverly made ode to feminism where almost all women are smart, intuitive and good and almost all man are bad. That nonsense aside, the series badly deteriorated in season sure to bring dumbed down to please an American audience. Akin to finding a needle in a huge haystack, the women, together with their US counterparts they miraculously track down and immediately convince to join them, follow their intuition and a couple of course and outsmart the police to find the - obvious to anyone from episode two onward - serial killer. Even the red herring suspect is blindingly obvious. Disappointing.

I was mesmerized from the very first episode. Unlike the more feminist critics, I thought the male police officers in the first case did the best they could under the circumstances and fully understood their frustration. However, in a series produced by women they of course had to be down in a negative light. I though the acting was terrific by all involved, mainly the two or three main protagonists. After coping with the initial surprise at how gaunt and hard Toni Colette looks now, I got into the spirit of the series and it had me spellbound to the end.

Predictable teen angst made to pander to US tastes. Shallow and superficial.

In spite of Michael Kelly's valiant effort to keep Doug Stamper and with him, Francis Underwood, in focus, this last season is but a damp squib after the promising beginnings of the series. Clare Underwood-Hall has become one-dimensional villain, far from the complex character she one was, and the whole thing makes us yearn for the brilliant centre that was Kevin Spacey. I'm sorry I invested so much time and hope on the last season - utter disappointment.

Sadly, I wasted a half hour on this pseudo-British pap. Not a single redeeming feature except Billy Zane who, as always, delivers a convincing performance.

Anybody who has watched "The Killing" or "Fargo" knows that it is possible for Americans to produce excellent movies/television series. Not this one. British audiences must be appalled or rather laugh out loud at how the Americans see them - one stereotype bumper to bumper with another... I have lived in London and a few images of Big Ben or a red double decker bus do not represent that diverse and huge metropolitan city.

A typical Roland Emmerich movie - I expect his next oeuvre will feature special effects only and dispense with characters, story line and actors altogether. They certainly were undetectable in this one! Dumb and dumber was a celebration of wit and character development compared with this tripe. It seems that computer technology is sufficient for producing a blockbuster nowadays - I'm sure it made many millions.

No spoiler alert as the "plot"line and photos tell the whole story. What on earth were John Cusack and Woody Harrelson thinking? Bet they look back on this one cringing furiously...

I remember watching the original "Titanic" and "Poseidon Adventure" a long time ago and they both seem like in-depth documentaries in comparison - and that's saying a lot! LOL

I dipped into the first episode of this and found myself losing an entire weekend binge-watching the whole series.

A fantastic depiction of a young woman catapulted into one of the highest positions on earth and struggling to marry the detachment her position demands with her personal self.

Quite apart from the superb acting, magnificent settings, costumes and demeanour, this works merely as a deeply personal story of Elizabeth, Philip, Margaret, Peter, Churchill and many more...all depicted with honesty and precision. The scene where Churchill is forced to come to terms with his great age and frailty had me in tears. I also ached for Margaret and Peter.

It will be easy to dismiss this from a Republican standpoint, but for anyone else, it is mesmerizing.

This is one of those movies I was merely too tired and lazy to turn off after a very hard week's work.

Lots of gratuitous shots of young female bodies getting (un)dressed, the usual complete lack of shading (the good are supremely good, the bad are fiendish), the torturous build-up the rape scene which seemed to be regarded as worse than the friend's killing (!)... could go on. I'm sure Aaron Paul looks back on this choice with great embarrassment.

The ending is obscene in its cynicism , blithely showing the "good" doctor as being no better than the "evil" enemy - utter garbage (note that I didn't chose the word rubbish to avoid American readers having to consult an English dictionary).

Trump voters should love this. In other words: Avoid at all cost.

Reminiscent of Good Kill - but the difference between can be summed up in a few words - British production vs American.

Where GK succumbs to the usual US sentimentality and black/white "answers", the EitS remains guarded, cerebral and dares to leave many problems unsolved.

Excellent acting, complex plot line and sustained suspense without cheap histrionics. Mirren is at her best when she renders a clipped English accent, Aaron Paul delivers what Breaking Bad promised, and the film is intelligently edited.

Highly recommended.

I really liked this film - like many of Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd's movies. They seem to go for interesting characters and quiet, realistic stories rather than sentimental or violent American claptrap.

It's a movie well worth watching more than once - there are nuances and side remarks I missed out the first time. Don't watch if you are into smartarse one-liners, car chases or beautiful young rich airheads covered in heavy make-up. More reminiscent of British/European films before they started targeting the US market. The characters are neither supergood nor evil - just human and flawed like all of us.

Nice one.

A stumbled on this watching Netflix.

It turned out to be highly entertaining, very little to do with actual Middle Eastern societies, but an amusing portrayal of the glamour, brutality, shallowness and calculation of - Hollywood today.

Beautiful frocks, doe-eyed glances, two conflicted yet forceful main men and lots of gunfire (sadly so far, no car chases) abound. A meek, peaceful paediatrician finds his family roots and turns into a reluctant killer, while his testosterone-driven brother rapes and plunders at will. A corrupt US Embassy official schemes and manipulates in the background.

No real information is given on the historical background, the rule of women or life of the two children in their new surroundings. But hey - once you view it as an Amercian soap ,it's lots of fun. Just reach for the popcorn and turn off your brain - you'll be fine.