BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

clintstevens I must admit, not being from Australia, it was a little difficult to follow the political ramifications of the story told in Secret City. However, I DID understand the crux of what was going on for the most part. You can call me shallow, but, save for the main character, I don't remember ever seeing such an unattractive cast in a mainstream series. Most of these actors became a distraction. And speaking of distractions, I wholeheartedly agree with the reviewer who stated there was no reason for the transgender character that distracted from the story. For the first two episodes I wondered why, unless it WAS a transgender character, the studio would pick such an unattractive woman for the part, one who seems to have had a romantic involvement with more than one of the series characters. When, in episode three, the character was finally referred to as a 'he', the mystery was solved. I finally understood that the fact that no mention was made of his orientation showed the powers that be were forcing their agenda on the viewing audience and were no doubt patting themselves on the back for being so politically correct.It's a shame that such a dramatic thriller should take a back seat to the sexual proclivities of a character. I wonder if there was a protest by the transgender community as to why a real transgender actor wasn't used for the part.I give it 5 stars; 9 for the story and 2 for the characters.

mjpersson-05208 I'm an American who resides in Arizona, but have found such a connection to the excellent acting and portrayals that Australian and British programming provides. This program is no exception. The characters are indeed excellent and the actors are so believable against the backdrop of a properly paced thriller, that is not engulfed in over the top special effects.

pellenbogen An excellent series in six tidy episodes. A little slow at times but picks up quickly with some really great plot twists. Good ending with a perfect setup for next season.

mailazu All the ethnic minorities are so subservient living their lives at the beck and call of their white masters. The plot is unrealistic, too many holes, for instance, how can a journalist walk right up to the prime ministers office and be able to stand right outside and eavesdrop, the chines ambassador giving a press conference but the flags behind him are all Australian. I think this drama was written as a feel good for Australians to feel relevant on the world stage.