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The Outsider
(2020)

Bad casting
Very very very very slow.

Shame that the psychic PI is such a poor actress as she had to carry the last 5 episodes and she is just not very good.

Casting director should reassess what viewers are looking for.

First 2 episodes engaging, the rest are total dirge.

Shame that the psychic PI is such a poor actress as she had to carry the last 5 episodes and she is just not very good.

Casting director should reassess what viewers are looking for.

First 2 episodes engaging, the rest are total dirge.

Shame that the psychic PI is such a poor actress as she had to carry the last 5 episodes and she is just not very good.

Casting director should reassess what viewers are looking for.

First 2 episodes engaging, the rest are total dirge.

The Last Duel
(2021)

Should have ended Driver and Scott's careers
Abominably bad acting from every lead.

Who knows how spastic the direction must have been.

A tiresome story told THREE TIMES with little to no structure.

No drama. Nothing of interest happens. Bad lighting. Shakey cameras. No pace.

No one should forget that these 4 actors signed up to make this and get paid for it.

That this film lost a shed load of money is the only saving grace.

That someone paid Scott to make this at 83 tells you the film is bankrolled and made by subhumans from top to bottom. 100million could have truly transformed lives, yet it made this shameful escapade.

Damon, Affleck, Scott, Comer, Driver - this film should be mentioned on your gravestone. Enjoy your $$$ because you have nothing else. Maybe just retire?

Trevor Noah: Where Was I
(2023)

You could do this
Nazis. Hitler. America. Accents. Jews. Different. Immigration. Struggle. Any one of us could write this with no effort. We could go on stage. Would could take a deep breath and watch a TED talk about how to do public speaking. And we could. Have. A. Netflix. SPECIAL. You do not know the facts of this joke and I will tell you a little of what you don't know. West Indians. Welcome. That is the joke.

If you can get 20 minutes into this and learn anything then you are the target audience.

And if you can read this review then you are paying the Netflix bill.

Every punchline you have heard before. Poor effort.

Shiva Baby
(2020)

Thankfully the editor cut this one short. 77mins!
All the acting is fine. All the crew do a decent job. Unfortunately 90% of the tension is from a jangly soundtrack and a baby that will not shut up.

"I'm gonna direct a film, it's about how annoying screaming babies are". You go! Look at you!

This is the entirety of this film. No resolving plot lines, no character development. Everything is left hanging.

Deeply unsatisfying. The final shot is just an admission that the writer / director actually ran out of ideas and put everything in the frame.

Pointless, borderline torture. I would have liked to know more about any one of the characters but unfortunately it is not to be.

77 mins may seem short but this is already 60 mins too long. How this got funding... well.

Tokyo Vice
(2022)

Terrible lead, predictable script
If slack jaw handsome freak boy is your choice of actor for a hard boiled drama series, maybe this is your bag. From the first scene he is flaccid and a charisma vacuum. Not helped by the weak script and distant direction. This show manages to make Tokyo - TOKYO - completely boring.

Some more words here because of the ridiculous word count rule. Also the high scores are from shills. No one could in good conscience give this an 8/10. Bad bland do not waste 20 minutes never mind 8 hours. Oh god do I have to keep typing this show is dire. Really lame my god now they are in a karaoke bar this is so epic.

Slow Horses: Bad Tradecraft
(2022)
Episode 3, Season 1

Loved the casual racism
Can't beat the hilarious casual racisim of characters (Louisa) doing a Scottish accent to mock Struan. I look forward to her pretending to be a Pakistani, a Chinaman and a Jamaican in future episodes. Maybe she can do a little head nod thing when her character mocks an Indian. That'll be fine won't it? The writer needs to take a look at himself.

The Terminal List
(2022)

They cancelled Patriot but made this...
Criminal. Good shows get cancelled all the time, but how this thing ever got made in the first place is a mystery

Basic dialog. Basic plot. Basic acting. Abominable directing and production values.

Written by an adult for an audience of teenagers.

Maid
(2021)

Are you an idiot? Welcome, please be our lead characrer
A series of idiotic scenes starring a recurring idiotic character, watched by idiots, fed to us by millionaires. Xxxxx terrible show do not watch this.

Voir
(2021)

Incredibly dull
Whoever is this narrator? Why should we care about her childhood idyll? A lie from start to finish. Poorly written, poorly edited - TERRIBLY narrated.

Rebel
(2021)

Main character is a PoS
What's the point when the main character has no redeeming qualities? Segal even acts like she cannot she is on a one series dive bomber.

Glad it was canned. The worst of LA tv production all in 6 eps.

The Judge
(2014)

Bloated
Really just a very boring film. Great cast with a 30% too long film and bland dialogue.

Pity. It could have been decent but the director just kept digging.

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
(2021)

Averagely enjoyable romp
Pretty decent script - funny one liners. Hayak hilarious. Plot is just nonsense but that's not why you're watching this.

90mins of no brainier if a little bloody.

Baptiste: Measure of a Man
(2019)
Episode 2, Season 1

Bad acting, weak plot devices
Main guy is such a terrible actor makes the entire show laughable. Plot twists written by a teenager. Also, can anyone in Amsterdam not know where the keizersgracht is and has to put it in their GPS? Like a cockney not knowing their way to Tottenham Court Road...

Informer
(2018)

V enjoyable. Considine can't act.
Pretty engaging plot with English stereotypes driving this along.

Liked it.

Considine what are you playing at? Everyone turned up but you.

Silicon Valley
(2014)

Guys - there are no jokes
That's all you need to know. Nothing resembling a joke or a funny situation or an awkward moment that has a universal appeal. It's just arseholes being like idiots surrounded by imbeciles. 5 episodes in, and nothing. How this has multiple seasons makes me think HBO are the new Netflix. Any old crap gets greenlit.

The plot and the characters would be well suited to an actual drama because it's decent, but in the absence of drama they needed to write jokes. But they didn't bother. So neither should you.

Do not. Do not. Do not. Engage.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
(2019)

Confused. Non comedy.
Confused part doc part drama part ...uh mental breakdown by the director? Poor performances from everyone. Maybe the neighbour was decent. No idea what the point was. Go on a journey. Find yourself. Alright Richard, maybe you should give it shot because your directing career is over.

Poeslief: Een ode aan de kat
(2020)

You should be ashamed.
Anyone ANYONE involved in the making, pitching, and distribution of this should just stop. Stop typing. Stop doing what you're doing. Leave the house. Go and lie in the park and think about your wasted lives.

The narrator is ridiculously bad. The whole premise is part of the Dutch "we can do anything!" mindset which inevitably results in total crud like this passing for entertainment. Must have been bankrolled by old money or a henpecked husband.

Line of Duty: Episode #6.3
(2021)
Episode 3, Season 6

What is up with the acting?
I can't tell if it's on purpose or what but every series shocks me with the appalling acting by "professionals". Kelly MacDonald take a look at yourself.

Collateral
(2018)

Baaaaaaaaaaaadddd writing
What a mess this is. Every trope. Every caricature. Every stereotype. This would not pass Standard Grade Creative Writing. Moribund.

David Hare, give it up.

My Mad Fat Diary
(2013)

Teenagers voted for this
Good for them.

But if you're over 18 give this a miss. Bad acting. Stale writing. Amateur-hour directing. Soundtrack is alright

Canine Intervention
(2021)

Who cares about the weirdo owners
Just get to the dog training. No one wants to see your missus get an ultrasound. Bring back Dog Impossible. This guy stinks. Plus - who did his van decals? Stevie Wonder?

Pretend It's a City
(2021)

local cable quality output from Netflix
An unfunny crank talking to a stale filmmaker about their pet moans about the most successful city in the world. These people have NOTHING to complain about, yet have made careers out of their empty souls. One episode is more than enough.

Tv made by losers.

The Bourne Identity
(2002)

Brian Cox, who hires him?
Great film but this review is just to trash the utter lumpen brain fart that is Brian Cox. He's never been good. Just because he's old you think he must know how to act. He's just a bad Scot actor with a bad accent and he's bad in everything he's in. Boring guy. No charisma. Acts like he owns the place when you see him in the Corinthian in 1998 fawning over your bird. Sleazy guy.

History of Swear Words
(2021)

London Hughes is insufferable.
What is she even talking about on any of these shows? Wave arms, shout, pretend this is existence in England. A caricature that the US audience of this show will lap up. Good luck.

Episode one and two were decent, actual swear words. The rest - words a very limited American audience would consider offensive.

Basic television - what Netflix is.

Pedal the World
(2015)

What happened to his mate?
Even his cycling partner gets bored of this muppet after 20 minutes.

Russia had the right idea not letting this clown in.

Self absorbed, low quality film making. The guy should be embarrassed for himself. If you can last beyond Turkey in this borefest you are doing well.

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