The premise of Bodies is simple yet complicated at the same time, when in different moments of time, seamingly the same dead body appears in front of four different detectives. What follows is four seperate murder investigations in 1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053 that indicate someone or something is messing around with time travel.
Even though I'm a scifi lover, I usually avoid time travel stories because they stretch believability just too far and become too messy as a story to be liked. But also being a lover of a good murder mystery, I thought I'd give it a go.
And yes, the time travel aspect is easily the weakest aspect of the show, as it always becomes. But the interaction between four moments and detectives in time is really fascinating, and makes up for it.
All are good to great, and very well played in the English acting traditions but it's especially the World War 2 parts with its shady detective played by Jacob Fortune Lloyd that stole both the show and the setting for me.
All in all you'll find a strong mash of scifi and investigation, with an emotional finish, that has great shots, music and acting, just as long as you adjust for expectations of the time travel premise. Do that, and you'll have a great time.
Even though I'm a scifi lover, I usually avoid time travel stories because they stretch believability just too far and become too messy as a story to be liked. But also being a lover of a good murder mystery, I thought I'd give it a go.
And yes, the time travel aspect is easily the weakest aspect of the show, as it always becomes. But the interaction between four moments and detectives in time is really fascinating, and makes up for it.
All are good to great, and very well played in the English acting traditions but it's especially the World War 2 parts with its shady detective played by Jacob Fortune Lloyd that stole both the show and the setting for me.
All in all you'll find a strong mash of scifi and investigation, with an emotional finish, that has great shots, music and acting, just as long as you adjust for expectations of the time travel premise. Do that, and you'll have a great time.