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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 242857" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I think it's very good and I enjoy it very much and still I find it difficult to rate Criminal. Not that everything has to be rated, but just in case someone would ask...</p><p></p><p>The best part is the performances, they're all consistently strong and I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favourite from series 2. Guest starring in Criminal UK almost looks like a prestige job. (haven't watched the other versions yet).</p><p></p><p>But at the same time it also wants to be a suspenseful thriller with plot twists, and <em>that</em> doesn't always work in this particular setting which is all about the interaction between the characters.</p><p>We don't see how it happened or could have happened, we don't see the other characters (unless they show a picture) so every new/unexpected development is created right there and then, kinda like pulling a rabbit out of the hat.</p><p>Alternatively, instead of a <em>plot</em> device, it could be seen as a new angle that turns the interaction between the characters upside down - and then it's back to the performances again. And once we know everything about Danielle we see a completely different person.</p><p></p><p>And once again I disagreed with The Guardian's review because they thought that the last episode was the best.</p><p>I liked it too but I found all that bluffing a bit too movie-esque which - imho - did not exploit but undermine the narcissism of this particular character.</p><p>But I understand that every case has to be unique.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 242857, member: 8"] I think it's very good and I enjoy it very much and still I find it difficult to rate Criminal. Not that everything has to be rated, but just in case someone would ask... The best part is the performances, they're all consistently strong and I'd be hard-pressed to pick a favourite from series 2. Guest starring in Criminal UK almost looks like a prestige job. (haven't watched the other versions yet). But at the same time it also wants to be a suspenseful thriller with plot twists, and [I]that[/I] doesn't always work in this particular setting which is all about the interaction between the characters. We don't see how it happened or could have happened, we don't see the other characters (unless they show a picture) so every new/unexpected development is created right there and then, kinda like pulling a rabbit out of the hat. Alternatively, instead of a [I]plot[/I] device, it could be seen as a new angle that turns the interaction between the characters upside down - and then it's back to the performances again. And once we know everything about Danielle we see a completely different person. And once again I disagreed with The Guardian's review because they thought that the last episode was the best. I liked it too but I found all that bluffing a bit too movie-esque which - imho - did not exploit but undermine the narcissism of this particular character. But I understand that every case has to be unique. [/QUOTE]
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