Reviews

What a complete waste of time watching this movie. Okay, we have a stone cold killer who's son is killed and that is the only storythread that makes sense. Who is the man with the beard? What is the connection with, i think, the FBI? Not a clue. Big shootout with bodies dropping left, right and centre which only shows that the US is gun obsessed and everyone wants to play a hero.

The trailer looked interesting and i am still wondering how they made it from a movie that was a total waste of my time and somebody's money. The characters are one dimensional, there is no history, no context. What are they doing in that desert, who is Ron Perleman (and isn't he to old) and why send 7 people through if you are going to kill them within 2 minutes of arriving. Because they have no history, you can't relate to them so it's just meat.

This whole movie is full of these weird, flat storylines.

To be honest, i missed some of the movie. I woke up with the the ipad On my chest. Scrolling back i hadn't missed a thing.

One of those movies that will stay with you for a long time. Recognizable situations with recognizable people. The actors are good and the knowing smile in the end tells the whole story.

Not your typical sci-fi serie. Action is good, storylines are interesting, Sackhoff is over-acting like always (but we love het for that, and her muscled shoulders) but most of all, the bodycount is like GoT. When are we goin to get season 2

Dutch crime was long portrayed as those funny guys, a bit rough round the edges, with there own morale code. 'Baantjer' a Dutch tv-series that ran for ages showed crime like accidents that happened, and hey that's life. Undercover leaves all that behind, the crimelord with his provincial accent and his Amsterdam sidekick is hard as a nail, bodies drop in nearly every episode and there may be some continuity problems with snow in one place and on open air wedding in an other, but that can be forgiven.

Loved it

I read somewhere that the first cut was 5 hours. They should have cut it in 5 TV-episodes and it might have done the story some justice. Now it's full of storythreads that go no where. Who and why is the killer killing. Why is there anymosity between former collegues etc. Why is the General promoted to the new murder squad? All he did was get some photo's from an archive. Is there a darker conspiracy going on? Why is Tom Hardy a danger. After an hour the russian accent start to work on you nerves, also that Tom Hardy doesn't speak full sentences. The menace of the MGB was better portrayed in "Death of Stalin" and more irritating, annoying details.

Recut it to a TV-serie, Sovjet-Noir?, and maybe you can salvage something

The first serie was excellent; good storylines, well performed, excellent scenery. Nothing to complain. The second serie shows a univers with twisted personalities, storylines go everywhere and nothing comes to a conclusion. In a byline we find out who the murderer is. Babies pop up out of no where. Ninja-style buried murderers? What the frag? The chronology can't be followed we skip weaks without finding out in the narrative, only by diminishing scars. It's a mess.