GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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

r-angle Holliday Grainger lights up the screen. She is one of the best actors I have ever seen. She conveys so many moods and emotions with slightest glance. Also, I enjoy the story. It is my cup of tea.

davehaydock The balance of not to gory but not to miss daisy...great characters who grow on you....really good bbc tv at its best...love tv series that have ends...so fed up of american series that that do ends that are ambiguous ..so they can make new series if popular

ahalool2001 If you like detective stories with a noir twist this one's for you. Well written, and very well acted, it will definitely make you curious about the end. I like the fact it's just three hours worth of story not drawn out over many episodes, helps if you want to watch it in one night without it feeling like a binge.

s3276169 Old is the new, "new". So many things these days from watches to cars to, well TV shows and films, are drawing increasingly on the past for inspiration. Strike is apparently a telly adaptation of a character from a series of "who dunnit" books by J K Rowlings. Much as I passionately loathed Harry Potter, I must say I have considerably warmer feelings towards Cormoran Strike. There's a real 70's vibe about this show. The intro right down to the fonts have a 70's look. Lead character, private eye, Cormoran Strike seems somehow displaced in a modern context too. Cormoran's look and attitudes take me back to 70's crime shows. There's a little dash of the tough guys from The Sweeney in this character but oddly, perhaps the character he most reminds me of is US sleuth, Colombo. The unkempt dishevelled look, the coat he seems to live in, the unassuming manner. All of which conceal a sharp, perceptive mind. The casting choices are excellent. Tom Burke's Cormoran shares wonderful chemistry with his "detective in training" side kick, Robin played by Holliday Grainger. To be honest I personally rather feel Grainger is the unofficial star of the show. Her warmth and personality really take centre stage and provide a nice balance to Cormoran's more subdued characterisation. So is there a downside here? Well for me, I did find the noticeable dash of elitism, tiresome. The only way Comoran can be a part of the celeb cases he seems to find himself embroiled in, is to come from the same stock. Much as Comoran appears to be an "every man",really he's not and I think that in some respects, that's a real shame. Why can't ordinary people do extraordinary things? Putting this minor gripe aside there's still far far more to like here than not. Strikes a real nostalgia trip that's capably acted, produced and directed. An addictive watch. Eight out of ten from me.