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Bloodlands (2021)
Complete nonsense
Lovely locations, let down by implausible plot and wooden acting. Irish noir it ain't. Very disappointing. Concentrate on the screenplay and plot!
The Pembrokeshire Murders (2021)
Poorly written and miscast
Disappointing. Keith Allen badly miscast as the prime suspect- lacks any menace whatsoever. Non-existent plot and a lack of pace means it really drags. Could easily be 1 episode not 3. If ITV are going to keep on using real crime for their dramas, they need to do a better job of turning it into a story that captures interest. Otherwise I don't know why they can't make original drama from scratch. A Shetland style drama set against the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast would be a winner. Stop being lazy and show some imagination!
Sunshine (2007)
A ludicrous ending ruins a fine film
Compelling sci-fi up until the final act. Such a waste of all the good work done up until that point.
Des (2020)
Some good acting performances but lacks tension
Not in the class of other police procedurals, such as Spiral or Prime Suspect. The chosen approach of cataloguing the aftermath of Nilsen's crimes robs the drama of any tension whatsoever. Tennant seems to just play himself. Certainly no masterclass, as others have said on here. Nothing remotely chilling about his portrayal of Nielsen. Nothing seems to happen in episode 2, so there is a loss of pace, with episode 3, finally attempting to answer the question of why he did his crimes. A triumph of hype over substance. Disappointing.