Reviews

I didn't know u could screw up a Nordic crime series. It would have been great if it weren't for the procedural f ups. My god the cops were inept. There were so many issues with their investigation but these stand out: they never address the use of Stine's car that he used to take Julie away. Unlike the others it wasn't stolen. The cop that chased him had the license plate. Didn't they run a check?!?!? They also never interviewed ppl from the brother's bday party. They even said as much. Then the big one. They have a serial killer yet when they take her back to the jail after her interview it's just a few cops and they are so distracted she grabs one's gun then has enough time to threaten another to remove her cuffs. What...the other cops just sit there doing nothing? So then she drives off. And what, nobody jumps in the car to chase her? For God's sake.

How awful...this is nothing more than a bipolar girl in a psychotic state who either intentionally or unintentionally dies, and a team of detectives who make the absurd decision to release the video creating nothing more than a feeding frenzy. Why on earth would they release that video? How could it have helped? It did nothing but give obsessive YouTubers and wannabes something to do. It's ridiculous. They should have made a documentary on THAT. Those people are complete losers. It's embarrassing to listen to them talk, pontificate.....they see what they want to see to make a juicy story. Idiots.

While the production is good and the history of the hotel is interesting, producers (and the wannabe sleuths) have exploited this girl's death.

Great acting however it feels like so much was left out. The dots didn't connect. First, the midwife suggested they go to the hospital at what appeared to be at a reasonable point. Very little time occurred between when the 2 (slow) heart rates were taken and the time she asked the father to call 911. And while the mother did not want to go to the hospital she also didn't insist he not call 911. It seemed like everything progressed the way it should, at least according to how it was filmed. If the heart rate was slow towards the beginning of the birth then she let the birth proceed that would be different. Second, the midwife didn't a monitor the mother's heart rate. Isn't that standard? Lastly, the trial came across as a last minute rush by the writers and director to wrap things up. It was quick, unrealistic and really offered no real facts. I found the whole trial very strange. All in all i felt like I was getting little pieces of a story quickly thrown together. It was really hard to connect to any of the characters. Such a shame because it could have been a really powerful story.

The production itself wasn't particularly well done but given that it's an interesting and notorious story I stuck with it. I am sympathetic with her brother wanting answers, especially since his family never really dealt with her death or the aftermath; however, I nearly became incensed when he had an actress act out her movements and blood curdling screams in the location where she was murdered. He subjected the neighborhood to those screams. It doesn't matter that he put notices up. Hearing that at night when it is otherwise quiet and maybe people are in bed or even sleeping (they finished filming at 11 so she was maybe screaming at 10ish?) regardless of the reason, can be incredibly jarring and emotionally triggering for people. There are children that heard those screams. Children that don't understand. Why on earth would he do that? Shame on him. That Mr. Genovese is all that I will take away from your story: your selfish disregard for others.

There are a lot of reviews here that carry little to no weight because they were written 1 or 2 episodes in. How can you review something that early? So I'll start by saying I finished the series.

I can't quite put my finger on why but I found it a little depressing. Maybe because so many of the characters seem miserable or lonely.

I'm not a fan of the main character Harper. She's bitter and that's just not enjoyable to watch for 50+ minutes. She isn't a likable person and she's an emotional mess. She's really, really smart and I LOVE to watch that side of her in action but there wasn't enough of it and it was overshadowed by her emotional instability and insecurity.

Glad they brought Eric's character back. He's great. Disappointed his female replacement was let go though. I really liked her character as well. But bravo to how they handled it. It was a little sneaky and I quite enjoyed her being so caught off guard.

As for the drugs, sex and partying it may bother some but I think it's on the mark. Maybe had something to do with why I found it depressing?? I don't know. Like I said, I really can't put my finger on it exactly.

Series 1 was good. Not awful, not fantastic. But decent entertainment and enough to give the 2nd series a go. Unfortunately it was ridiculous. Ri-dic-u-lous. Safe House? Sorry I think there's a typo in the title. I think they meant Unsafe House. Mobile phones? Sure. Computers left out haphazardly? Yah why not. Evidence from the prior case in an unsecured room? Of course, shouldn't be an issue. Then the guy they're protecting meets a friend near the "safe" house. At what point does someone say The. House. Is. Not. Safe.

Shoddy police work too. Ex detective enters crime scene unnoticed when there are loads of cops around? Said ex cop noses around without gloves or protective foot wear? C'moooooonnnnn....how stupid do they think viewers are?!?!?

This is just lazy storytelling.

Loved it. The acting was fantastic. The two lead actors had great chemistry and played their parts so convincingly. I really wasn't surprised at all they fell back into bed together when I least expected they would. It actually made sense to me. It is obvious from the start their relationship isn't healthy; it's intoxicating.

While others have said she series took a turn for the worse at episode 6/7, I actually thought it got better, at least from an edge-of-your-seat perspective. When powerful people with extraordinary amounts of money have someone coming after them, what happened to her and others doesn't seem far fetched at all.

Eagerly awaiting season 2.

This movie was so poorly done I find it hard to believe the good reviews here aren't fake. With the exception of a 30 second scene with the fantastic actress Zazie Beetz, and the actors that play the parents, the acting was hideous. The cops were uncomfortable to watch and not because of how they treated the family and the suspects, though that was difficult for another reason, but because their acting was beyond horrible.

Then there's the story line. On the face of it it's an interesting story. But somehow the director (and maybe the writers?) go and F it up royally. It jumps around. Virtually zero investigation and without warning, they somehow they find the girl. Tied up in the basement she's alive after 6 weeks? How is that possible? Was someone giving her water and food??? Who knows. Nothing is explained.

Absurd.