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How this got it's 12A rating is a miracle. The film has war obviously as it's central theme, but it moves away from your traditional battle scenes with some really dark and unnecessary killings. Strangely enough I felt uneasy and creeped out by the religious tone of the film. It felt very close watching a film about an evil cult. This movie doesn't flow, it's disjointed and unrealistic. I learned nothing and felt tricked that the story still hadn't ended. I didn't enjoy this film at all. Zendaya spends nearly every scene gurning for the camera. Timothee isn't convincing as a strong man to lead or fight. Rebecca is just pouting all the time and creepy as hell. Josh brolin has about 5 minutes of dialogue. Christopher is being propped up by a stick. I could go on but I won't.

I laughed so much at this short. Well filmed even though it's silly. You have to watch it.

The story is an interesting idea and I agree with both negative and positive reviews. The acting is bad, particularly Paula Patton. Her facial expressions are very forced and over the top. Her eyebrows say stressed, her eyes say kiss me but her mouth is open 99% of the time. The daughter might as well reas her lines off of an A4 sheet in front of us. I'm not a fan of bratty children who are 8 going on 28. The Nico character delivers some pretty ridiculous lines I'll be honest. Dad did a good job but still not Oscar worthy. The only character I found interesting was Kyle (ghost) but even so we only know the character briefly. But negativity aside, I watched it and enjoyed the story. Watch it for yourself and see what you think.

Christopher Nolan' films are usually a cerebral treat. This man has a great imagination but he lets himself down big time with this one. I found myself irritated at how unnecessarily wordy the dialogue was. Every single character reems off line after line in a very mechanical fashion and you know they have no clue what they are saying! Lines are read and facial expressions change infrequently. Kenneth Branagh lectures far too much and the conversation between him and his wife at gunpoint is unrealistic, his phone conversation at the supposed end of the world far too preachy, and his accent is terrible. Michael Caine is thrown in for posterity but delivers all his lines through a mouthful of food in a bid to disguise a noticeable change in his speech, which I suspect is due to a new set of teeth.

I don't see the point of this film. I spent the first hour trying to understand who were the villains/good guys and why? What is at stake? How is it going to be WW3? I found it hard to care what was going on or about any of the characters. That being said, Aaron Taylor Johnson played a good role. I believed he was a soldier and I was engaged. It felt as though the other actors knew I was watching and weren't really trying. Lines are mumbled, muttered and almost inaudible at times. There's too much trying to be cool and sound cool, lecturing the audience and assaulting our ears.

Scenes flit from one location to another and from one day to the next. It feels like a very messy film that is trying very hard to showcase someone's intelligence rather than to entertain. There was a brief point when things got interesting and that was when you see the inversion machines used.

I think Nolan has to employ more show and less tell.

This series is filmed very well, nice scenic shots and every so often there are pieces of interesting information. However, the hosts (Darin in particular) are too irritating. It's like watching and listening to varsity hippies discuss illness and the planet. I find Darin very arrogant and a know it all. He talks over the experts they are visiting in kind of an "I've been saying to you all along" way as if the programme is meant to focus on and exonerate him.

Zac is bearable but there are times I doubt he is as invested as he tries to make out. Everything is amazing, everything blows his mind, he's going to make so many changes... he says from the penthouse suite of the Hilton. I enjoyed his interaction with the elderly people in Sardinia, he came across as respectful and kind. But when they went to Lourdes, Darin is there in what is deemed a scared place going "Holy ***." He is not at all interested in the culture of a place, its all about what he can get out of it.

When the hosts interact with each other it feels awkward and infantile. Their conversations numb my mind as the subject content is usually self-centred or the delivery is a toxic blend of American teenage girl accents and 'like' dotted in every 5 seconds or so. Zac appears to have trouble putting his thoughts into words. When you contrast the narration with Zac's dialogue in the show, I think it reveals he is just there on vacation but to find out some cool facts. He doesn't convey ideas over a broad spectrum at all. Everything is either amazing or good. When trying to describe a dish he ate:"Wow, this is amazing. It has so many..." and then Darin will interrupt by saying "It's so good."

This whole programme feels superficial with nothing truly going on.

The acting is good, I'm a fan of Oscar Isaac so I enjoyed the film mainly due to his presence. You don't really get anything out of this film but I watched it all the way through without feeling bored so not bad.

Predictable, cliché, boring and hideous. I couldn't get past episode 3.

I was hooked from the first episode of season 1. It is written, directed and executed so well. A lot of time and love seems to have gone into this. Paul Bettany seems to act effortlessly. We get to know Ted as a human, his ideas and experiences not too dissimilar to what most of us face or feel, however we don't execute these with mass bombings. I was intrigued at learning about his background and just how intelligent he is. Sam Worthington plays his role brilliantly too. The conflict of his job and the relatability of the perpetrator. It was an absolute treat to watch. I was amazed that this show lacked the usual stereotypical FBI portrayal (you know what a mean: aviators, cheesy lines, trying to walk cool, etc.)

Well then came Season 2 and it did not disappoint either. Cameron Britton moved me to tears! His portrayal of Richard Jewell took me right back to school. The kids that were fat, poor, unpopular, not pretty and plain different that were tormented day in and day out for no good reason, how they're beaten down and never made to feel good enough. I could see that in Richard Jewell. It's awful how people will judge and condemn each other by how they look, how they talk, their education, their mistakes. Bullies ruin lives and at the very least affect a person in some adverse way. This series really makes you see what this poor man had to go through and also how some wrongs never get put right. Jack Huston is superb. His transitions in and out of an innocent country boy to a cold, calculated murderer are phenomenal. I literally cannot wait for season 3. Please keep this stuff coming!