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Highly Overrated But Still Good

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

5 minutes, shut it off, WOW Beyond horrible! Continuity, thanks we don't need it, oh that missing chair? Don't need it! The bloody coat? Nahh no bodies on the dissection table, no table in a motel room. God I hate seeing people who don't know what to write. This movie was wasted in the first 3 minutes, That covered the action scene and car chase, alien attack that took place rather than the opening credits.

I don't need to summarize the series/film. That's been done enough in other reviews. I'm surprised by the low score on IMDb, so I thought I'd add my 2p to the bucket. Clearly, Residue has a limited appeal. It isn't full of heart pounding action or gore and it is deliberately disorienting and the vacillations in the plot are subtle. My impression from the reviews here is that viewers do not like disorienting and subtle.**very minor spoiler here in the first sentence only*** It's true that, as many have said, a number of things, such as the nature of the threat, are not explained, but that is part of the storytelling. You, the viewer, need to be doing your own detective work - this is not passive television. Nonetheless, if you like J.G. Ballard (aside from Empire of the Sun), you'll get this. In fact, if you are at all intrigued by Residue, I'd recommend you read Ballard's story called "Chronopolis." As far as genre is concerned, this is sci-fi/horror. Heavier on sci-fi than on horror. It's also a bit of a detective story.Acting: I had no problem with it. Natalia Tena - Tonks from Harry Potter if you prefer - is good as is Iwan Rheon. Rheon's boss is a bit one-dimensional, I suppose, but even she showed some signs of cracking near the end, so perhaps her performance is deliberate. Some complained that they don't like the characters - that's a critique I'll never understand. I don't think there's a likable character in The Office (the original version), but it's still good. So, if you need to like characters to get into a television show or film, then you might think twice about Residue. Everyone is a bit cold and distant...but not for reasons that can't be explained.Setting: One review said something about the setting being somehow Asian. I don't know where that comes from. This was shot in Leeds as far as I can tell, most of the actors sound like they're from Manchester. The film feels noirish though, so maybe the reviewer thought of Bladerunner? Production values: Worth commenting on the fact that the values are pretty good. If you're familiar with the British series called Utopia, I'd say Residue's production values are certainly within that range. Maybe not quite the same degree of obsessiveness about the setting, but close enough to be reminded of it.In all, I'd say if you like your television hot, Residue is not what you want. If you like it cool, you'll probably enjoy it as much as I did. (the hot and cold/cool thing, read Marshall McLuhan)

Why do all the legitimately good shows and story lines get the short end of the stick? THIS SHOW NEEDS TO HAVE A SEASON TWO! And then some.Residue is well-written (so far), delivers an emotional and ethereal soundtrack, really tight cinematography and while some of the acting might be a little flat, the director makes up for it with tonnes of atmosphere. I was sucked right in, completely curious and 100% entertained. The worst part about this show is that so far - there's no more!Please keep making this! Don't leave me hanging on yet another show that I love. Or at least give me the book to read. Try skipping yet another mindless episode of the likes of "that orange prison show"... puhhhhhlease!

When you've been watching a lot of prestigious award winners and Hollywood commercial blockbusters as I have then you need to change the record slightly and throw yourself in to a guilty pleasure . RESIDUE sounds like the film I might be looking for . A sort of conspiracy thriller come horror movie . In some ways it sounds like a British version of THE CRAZIES . I'll say one thing for it - it's definitely guilty . I'll say something else - it's not a pleasure An explosion kills 246 people at a nightclub in London and the area is evacuated . Four weeks later murders and bizarre suicides start happening on the periphery of the area . Is there a connection ? Reading this synopsis it does sound rather like a pulpy James Herbert pulpy trashy horror tale . No one involved with RESIDUE is kidding themselves they're going to winning an Oscar but there is a potential of a good seed there somewhere but instead of growing in to a mighty tree it ends up shrivelled in fungi and quickly dies To be fair to director Alex Garcia Lopez some shots are very well framed for what is very obviously a film constrained by a very small budget . However he doesn't do anything else well at all . Everything is overdone with constant creepy music drowning out the soundtrack . It's a horror film ? Yes Alex we noticed and can you spend more time developing the story instead of the constant and non stop reminder of the genre we are watching ? What drags the film down is the dire screenplay by John Harrison . We can forgive the ridiculous idea that the government have kept a chemical weapons dump in the heart of London if it's just used to set up the story but many things wrong with the story are unforgivable . The dialogue is always on the nose , unnatural sounding especially when voice over is used and quite frankly just bloody awful . Considering the actors weren't very good to start with their job is made impossible with the tools they're given and I doubt if Anthony Hopkins , Ian Holm or Daniel Day Lewis couldn't have given much of a performance with the lines they have to spout here Some people on this page have mentioned RESIDUE isn't in fact a stand alone feature length movie but a pilot for a much longer project . In that case let me remind everyone of the Joan Armatrading song lyric " Drop the pilot smell my perfume" because RESI-POO stinks