NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Stephanie Ericsson Rellik, ('killer' backwards), isn't exactly told in reverse, but more in the natural way that normal people would tell stories, e.g. with sidebars, flashbacks, and oh-by-the-ways. Since we're conditioned to watch TV stories unfold in a linear way, Rellik may take getting used to, but it's brilliantly stitched together by writing-brothers Harry Williams and Jack Williams who seem genius in their ability to time EXACTLY when the audience will wonder, "Wait now, WHO did such & such?" If you liked the way that sister-writers Lana & Lilly Wachowski told Sense8, you'll resonate to Williams' style. Director/Producer Sam Miller, lends his signature nuvo-noir style (Luther, Fortitude & Guerilla), sharing directorial roles with Hans Herbots (Spiral, Verlengd Weekend). It's definitely a creep-fest of likely suspects with lead Richard Dormer (GofT) actually delivering a more believable performance when he's hideously scarred than when not. Far more restrained and nuanced is the performance by co-star Jodi Balfour, who is the better actor. Don't believe the poor IMdB rating. Rellik is a brilliant series that attempts to examine not just the killer's motive, but the interlocking motives of all the other players--think Heisenberg's uncertainty principle applied to human behavior.

jdhb-768-61234 Some will undoubtedly consider 'Rellik' to be a masterpiece, it's reversed story line representing some sort of writing and directorial genius. For me, it makes it virtually unintelligible and I gave up half way through episode 3.Because of the reversal of the normal time line, viewers do not see the characters develop in the usual way and, hence, have no opportunity to come to identify or empathise with them. Added to this, most, if not all, of the characters are shallow and of little interest, flitting in and out for little discernible reason until, that is, the story regresses to yet another earlier time We constantly see the results of incidents and activity before we discover the causes, which may be clever as far as the cognoscenti are concerned but is simply confusing to the rest of us.The acting, such as it is, is typical of too much modern drama with actors rushing around and looking anguished. Quick flashes of a face or scene, loud noise but little relevant dialogue, and sudden flashes of couples copulating replace real acting or a proper script. What script there is, is the now usual rapid fire handful of words, often spat out through gritted teeth as if any longer sentences are simply too much trouble.It may be clever arty-crafty stuff and the story may even be a good one if told in the right order and accompanied by a decent script, but, as it is, this is rubbish. Perhaps watching it in reverse might help.

andy-168-53555 When I started watching this, the time line ticking back took a little getting used to but by the end of the first episode I was hooked. This is a very compelling, brilliantly original approach to a whodunit drama. The plot is multi layered and enough is served up at each stage to make not binge watching the next episode almost impossible.The acting was solid in particular Richard Dormer and Isaac Taylor, with Jodi Balfour proving she really is a standout after her notable previous performance in the excellent adaptation of Max Collins's Quarry.The directing is subtle, slick, and atmospheric where needed without being over egged.I highly recommend Rellik. If you enjoy the likes of Luther, you will love this. Allow yourself the full first episode to settle into the style of the writing & time line structure and you will be rewarded by this gem of a series that will keep you guessing through it's twists and turns.

shelleycrossan I loved this was hooked from first episode with main characters. Set's a high standard for next series though. Really loved Gabriel, lead role he is very interesting man with lots of secrets watch you won't be disappointed up there with Luther but better! Very original, Soundtrack was good too fitted the atmosphere at times very well. Hope you enjoy.