Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Bowserb46 If this ended after the 3rd season, I would rate it 9. Seasons four and five only added unnecessary nudity and language. If you want to like Damages and its cast (except for Patty, who you must hate), you'll stop at the end of the third season, which, by the way, ends like it is the end of the series.Glenn Close is as good as I have ever seen her. Great performances throughout. Rose Byrne I had never seen before. Her acting seems to improve through the series, although it feels like she is avoiding extreme facial expressions for fear of stretching or wrinkling her face--a face worth preserving I must say. Tate Donovan, I think is underrated in this show. The ever loyal puppy dog who stays with his owner no matter how much she beats him.The flash-forward writing works really well. It makes you want to come back to find out what really happens. Very effective teasers. I've not seen this done this well or this extensively. The grainy film look of the flash-forwards is a nice effect, too.All things considered, there is very little I could complain about in the first three seasons. Stop there, and you'll totally impressed with this series.

SnoopyStyle Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) is a high power litigation attorney and hires law school graduate Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne). Patty is morally questionable and her motives are murky. Ellen would find her way through a maze of lies and byzantine relationships. The cases are long, involving and takes whole season to deal with.This show has three noteworthy things; misdirections, the flashback/jump-forward structure, and Glenn Close. The story has many jump-forwards in time to preload the show with tension. This leads to the other characteristic of the show which are misdirections. The show is full of them. The characters have many surprises. There is one unsurprising thing. It is the amazing Glenn Close. Not to be mean to Rose Byrne, but Glenn Close is the star of the show. Her character is already an amazing complex role. Glenn has the skills to pull it off. After all, she's the bunny boiling babe.

Josef Aleksic Don't get me wrong, this is a great show. Of course Glen Close and the the other actors make it worth watching. There is a lot to learn about the (very sick) U.S. justice system. It is packed with action, suspense and great dialog. But: Every season the writers and producers want to top the one before. This amounts to an almost hilarious cascade of plot twists that at the end damage Damages. The show slowly but sure moves into the state that you do not believe it any more. You see something and you know, "uh, well, anything can still happen". I wouldn't be surprised if one day Patty would rip off a face mask and reveal herself as being, whatever, Santa Claus. That is definitely the (one and only) bad thing about Damages - otherwise go and watch it. And enjoy it!

phd_travel I never knew a television series could be so mesmerizing. It's so intense it leaves you breathless.Firstly a warning - the way it is constructed takes concentration. There are flashbacks that give you a bit more each time until the picture is complete. It's not really a traditional legal drama. The main story is in the complex relationships between the main protagonists.The actors in the series are excellent.I never thought I would look forward to seeing Glenn Close so much. She gives the most terrifying performance on television bar none as Patty Hewes a lawyer with a mission. Even though she does terrible things you are kind of on her side because her ruthlessness serves a just cause. Rose Byrne as her protegee Ellen Parsons has a lovely face although she is getting thinner by the season. She is the perfect contrast to Glenn.Tate Donovan is perfect for his role as Patty's right hand man displaying just enough weakness. Zachary Booth as Patty's son provides the comic relief.Guest stars are top notch including the sinister yet comic Ted Danson, Zelko Ivanek as his lawyer etc the list goes on.Too bad this show didn't get high viewer numbers and had to change networks. At least people recognized the excellence and it had nominations and was kept alive for 5 seasons.