AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

laughterislovely The pilot episode was great and the concept is captivating. Beyond that, the script is basic and lackluster, the execution of the plot is messy and at times too obvious. The soundtrack carries the show. The acting beyond the two main characters and the "puzzles solver" needs serious work. I keep watching season 1 hoping it will get better but I wish I didn't start watching it because you could cut down the entire episode into about 5 minutes and get the gist minus the entire episode.

Narce I have now watched 3 seasons of this show. It's not bad, but it's not as good as it could be.First off, why the heck does Kurt never, NEVER shave or grow a complete beard? He just looks grotty in this "half-shaven" look. When he and Jane go to a glamorous occasion, she wears makeup on her tattoos so that she won't look out of place, but Kurt still looks like a street bum that happened to find a tux in the trash. Security staff would give him the bum's rush, he looks so out of place. He couldn't even be bothered to shave for his wedding!! OK, so this is his "trademark" look, but come on, shave once in a while - it'll grow back in a couple of days.And he is not alone in the lack of "bare faced" appearance - just about all the men in this show have some form of facial growth. Thank God for the female cast; at least they are free from this.Then there is the "shaky cam" trope that several reviewers have mentioned already. Hand-held cameras might give more flexibility and an occasional sense of realism, but they can easily be overused, which is the case here. Somebody go out and buy a cheap tripod for occasional use, PLEASE!And the "music" - Blake Neeley never saw a scene that he didn't want to punctuate with his "deedle deedle" synth-heavy score, sometimes to the extent that the dialogue is difficult to make out. Maybe it's not his fault, maybe the director or the sound editor are to blame, but sometimes it just gets really annoying.New York City is the obvious setting for the show, but how many times do we need a "mise en scène" of the city skyline or a helicopter shot looking down on the tops of skyscrapers to drive this point home?Finally, there are the tattoos. An interesting plot device when they were introduced, they are being taken to ridiculous lengths in the 3rd season. This introduces some sort of luminous tattoos added by Roman, not visible without an activation device that lights them up like Times Square. Then, by the end of the season, we get a whole set of "tattoo plans" in a computer file that are obvious fodder for upcoming seasons. Evidently, the FBI can't solve a case unless there is an obscure tattoo clue to lead them to a solution. Couldn't someone create a simple text file?

sorensens-02598 Slow was a little fast to start with. But it slows down and becomes very interesting. I'm into the 3rd season and it makes for great entertainment if you give it a chance. There's a lot going on and each tattoo brings you to a new episode where it's solved. That's what the show is about. It just gets better as it goes. Give it a chance, a real chance and you won't regret it.

tranat71 I enjoyed watching seasons 1 and 2. I was looking forward to season 3 because of the cliff hanger at the end of season2. But they just ran out of story, and season 3 seems to be really bad. Everything about S03 seems contrived and rehashed. Just stupid writing. If they can't get writers to come up with better stories, they should have just ended with S02.