Let's get this out of the way: "Father Brown" is not one of my favorite shows. In terms of other TV shows of this kind, I personally find "Father Brown" to be fine and nothing more, but it is still a perfectly enjoyable series, which I occasionally watch when nothing else is on air.
"The Great Train Robbery" starts the seventh season on a surprisingly good note though. It's not a great episode, but manages to be pretty good instead.
Let's start with the good aspects, shall we?
. The production values of this entry are great as usual. "The Great Train Robbery" is well-shot and the music's marvellous. The acting 's really good too. The main cast's wonderful as usual, but out of the guests stars Nancy Carroll, Chris Lew Kum Hoi and Jack Carroll fare the best.
. The murder mystery is mostly compelling too with some great humor.
That being said....
. There are times in the story, when I found it to be very predictable. Especially the twist about the thieves not shooting the victim was very obvious from the start. The identity of the killers was not a shock as well and to be honest quite easy to figure out.
Overall, good, but not great.
7/10 HK
"The Great Train Robbery" starts the seventh season on a surprisingly good note though. It's not a great episode, but manages to be pretty good instead.
Let's start with the good aspects, shall we?
. The production values of this entry are great as usual. "The Great Train Robbery" is well-shot and the music's marvellous. The acting 's really good too. The main cast's wonderful as usual, but out of the guests stars Nancy Carroll, Chris Lew Kum Hoi and Jack Carroll fare the best.
. The murder mystery is mostly compelling too with some great humor.
That being said....
. There are times in the story, when I found it to be very predictable. Especially the twist about the thieves not shooting the victim was very obvious from the start. The identity of the killers was not a shock as well and to be honest quite easy to figure out.
Overall, good, but not great.
7/10 HK