Motive

2013

Seasons & Episodes

  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0

7.4| 0h30m| TV-14| en
Synopsis

A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover the motive of each puzzling murder by discovering the killer's connection to the victim. Viewers get a glimpse of the killer before and after the crime is committed.

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BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment
Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Martin Bagnall Kristin Lehman plays an experienced detective who's been around the block a few times and what she doesn't know about her job isn't worth knowing. And she's good at it. The part of her being a single mum plays a secondary role - up to now.Louis Ferreira plays her partner who thinks he knows a bit more than she does, maybe he does, but he's also good.So far the rest of the cast are there as seconds to the main two characters.Knowing the victim and the killer beforehand is unique and it works. Trying to guess how the to Detectives piece together the clues is part of the enjoyment of the show. I've now watched seven episodes of series one and not once have I thought the script had been contrived to enable the show to end with a conviction.The shows are well written, well directed and are a pleasure to watch without stretching the viewers imagination too much. I like this show.
sdt4944 Love this show. Great settings in and around Vancouver and an extremely well produced Canadian show. US love to ignore Canadian productions generally, but this is definitely a winner!Kristen has some brilliantly-written dialogue...very off-the-cuff-type,,,,,,which makes her character so believable. In fact, all characters are very well played. Nice to see cop partners who obviously enjoy working together...they are very natural. Also nice to see Warren Christie has joined the cast.Really enjoying the concept of trying to figure out the 'motive' as opposed to the victim/killer! Would be great to have some 2-parters for a change of pace! Truly hope this series gets the go ahead for a third season.
perkypops Any story which has revealed the victim and killer before you have sat down is on a hiding to nothing, right? It is what I thought when watching the first episode of this TV series, but, I kept watching, and, by the end of the forty odd minutes it had me hooked. This series is like having dots joined together in real time by an odd ball bunch of police detectives and their medical assists, or, even better, being navigated through a maze of dead ends right into the middle.There are, of course, the off story lines which build our characters lead by Angie Flynn (Kristin Lehman) a single mother of a teenaged son, and Oscar Vega (Louis Ferreira) with whom she flirts just a little. But the main reason for my addiction is how cleverly pieced together the plots are. Now I'll admit to flaws, but they are dramatic license rather than incredible events, and the occasional bumpy rather than smooth ride through the evidence, but this show still has been enraptured by its ability to course through your veins like a superdrug.Ms Lehman is a great actor and this series is a great vehicle for her skills.Watch just one episode and see if you don't catch the bug.
lasherxl The concept is different points for that, the overall cinematography nice in comparison to the flat washed out look you get from most Canadian dramas.Unfortunately the flat and washed out comes in via the story lines and characters. Don't get me wrong I love Kristin Lehman, and she does a good job as does Louis Ferreira, but the connection between them still feels blah and not very flushed out. You want to care about the characters and you just don't, even in the pilot when you meet her son it was so boring and snooze-ville and didn't feel at all like mother son, but brother and sister.This has been a repeat I've seen from many a CTV produced Canadian dramas, flat characters, flat story lines, overall leading to a generally flat drama. Sure it's better than an episode of The Bachelor, but only just barely.