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Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

pensman TV has been dominated with three types of shows: reality, legal, and supernatural. I suspect M. Night Shyamalan is in part responsible for the latter. And it seems the 2007-2008 season will have several new additions but I don't believe Jeff Goldblum's series Raines will be among them and that is too bad. Mr. Goldblum's character had several nice nuances and the show relied not only on plot but also quite heavily on dialogue. And you had to pay attention to what was being said. Raines was sort of the West Wing of the supernatural genre and that helped make it interesting and a cut way above the rest. Unfortunately it didn't seem to find its audience. But a show in search of a literate audience probably like Godot will be waiting a long time.

jkotsoni "Raines" is a fantastic program that combines strong elements of a well thought out, innovative thriller with a very interesting detective story, plenty of human warmth (both at the personal and group level,) splashes of obvious and subtle humor, beautiful staging and photography, and excellent, top of the line, very realistic acting by all members of the cast but especially Jeff Goldblum and Linda Park. The main paradigm may have been used before in movies and books, but never with such clarity and simplicity, portraying such a humane treatment of what must be one of the most difficult human experiences: study the murder of a fellow human being and work to find and capture the culprits. The open view of the detective's internal psychological struggle, what he is going through and what he had to give up to be effective in his job, is an added and much appreciated bonus that makes these stories all the more attractive. This is what TV shows should be like, in my opinion. Bravo! Let's see more of them!!

iljxyz This is less of a review of the show and more of an open letter to the powers that be at NBC: Hello NBC people,This year you have two excellent new shows in your lineup in Heroes and Raines. Everyone knows that Heroes is an amazing show, but Raines is also as equally amazing. Since the original CSI on CBS there have been a million different shows, on your network and others, trying to capitalize on the format and success of your competitor's blockbuster, but all, in my opinion, have fallen far short of the goal to even be watchable shows, not to mention achieving the level of quality that CSI adheres to. I think Raines hits the mark. It is unfair to compare the two shows because they are fairly dissimilar. However, that doesn't matter with Raines. It is its own show. It isn't trying to pull in people who are looking for a "CSI alternative." Simply put, Jeff Goldblum is wonderful to watch, the writing is top-notch and the premise is just quirky enough to hook you in and keeping you wanting more. It isn't the same old thing and it isn't so far fetched that it comes off being silly. It is just right. So, in short, please keep this excellent show on the air. My friends and I watch it and will continue to watch it as long as it is on. Thank you, NBC, for providing another 40 minutes of television worth watching in this age of unbearable reality shows, contrived comedies and blasé copy-cat dramas. Here is to a long run of Raines.

roseyse I'm a big fan of Jeff Goldblum's and he was terrific in this. Intelligent writing really sets this apart from much of what is on network television these days. Let's hope this generates a following and maybe it will inspire some other producers to step up their writing a notch. Not to mention originality. So often every viewing choice I've got falls in such a narrow, predictable, repetitive, cookie-cutter slot. It's refreshing to see something original. The characters were wonderful, well defined, intelligent and well acted. It just made for a very fun hour. The pilot has a very touching ending. What a wonderful new project for a great actor.