i must have seen a different film!!

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

You can tell how evil or - can't really say "good", let's settle for "less evil" - a person is by the length and intensity of their glares.It's as if John Barrymore and Gloria Swanson were brought in as acting coaches.Worsened by head-scratching plot developments such as throwing out a diaphragm but leaving its box in the medicine cabinet (huh?).Oh, and these high-achieving politicians haven't mastered the basic use of a shredder, yet.So if you can buy all that, maybe you'll like the show. I didn't and was lol-ing my way through the end.

The Politician's Husband featured a fantastic performance by David Tennant as the manipulative politician and husband. I thought Emily Watson's performance was decent, but her character seemed a bit one-dimensional. This could have been due to how the character was written. Either way, the story was engaging from start to finish. The side plot involving their home life and special needs child was engaging, and I believe would have been the perfect instrument to properly end the mini series.*Spoilers Below This Line* After the death of Aiden's father, Freya makes plans to take the kids away so that her husband can collect his things and move out of the house. As he sits at the kitchen table, distraught from all of his recent losses, his son (diagnosed with Aspergers) slowly approaches and hands him a toy, before leaving the room. I think this would have been the best way to end the series, as it finished the parallel between Aiden and his son Noah. Earlier in the episode, Aiden's father had remarked how Aiden was given a son who was incapable of deception, and that he (Aiden's father) was given one to whom it was second nature.To have the series end with Noah trying to show compassion or empathy for his father (which is exceedingly difficult for a child with Aspergers), it would have highlighted Aiden's own selfishness and tied a neat little bow around this drama.Instead, the next few minutes revealed a startling "twist", where Aiden and Freya have been named Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister - the final reveal being that Freya is actually the one elected as PM. While it's a fun thought, it was a little too unrealistic for me. It didn't seem to match the rest of the story.Regardless, this is still one of my favorite political dramas so far.

No one does political drama like the Brits (either on screen or in real life) but this felt like a drama half-written. A good cast with solid performances, but no-one's motives were clear, the twists were not especially surprising and the ending was pretty weak. Whenever there was a chance for confrontation or explanation, it was smothered in a tepid passionless bedroom scene. (And could wardrobe only afford ONE nightie for Emily, or did her character wear the same negligee for months on end?) Plot threads were left dangling, characters were introduced but not explained and scenes seem to stop mid-stream.Shame of it is, this could have been a strong role for a woman but it was an opportunity lost. They needed Malcolm Tucker to sort them all out.

I had this for two days before sitting down to watch, mainly because of the reviews I had read and the spoilers that turned me off to some aspects of the movie. When will I learn? I bought it because David Tennant is an excellent actor and that is the only way I get to see most of his work here in the states. Aiden Hoynes is a politician to his fingertips, but he is also a husband, one who feels that his wife betrayed him and I think his reactions were realistic. It is strange that a woman wrote this and yet the woman is the character who is lacking. She is simply a female version of her husband, yet she keeps trying to hold him to a standard that she does not cleave to herself. Who is she in love with? After she basically calls off her marriage because her husband brings down his ex-best-friend whom had betrayed him and tried to seduce her I lost all sympathy for her. I think at that point every woman in a good marriage watching the movie knew that she cared more about her career and herself than she did anything else, yes she could have been brought down at the same time but didn't she help to contribute to his fall? I did not like how the movie ended because it left their relationship too ambiguous. Freya also reminded me way too much of Hilary Clinton. On the surface this looks like a ruthless husband trying to hold his wonderful wife back, I think the end supports my viewpoint - it is the story of an ambitious woman who sends her husband out to get shot first and take care of the bad guys leaving her free to enjoy the life insurance - luckily for Aiden she can't get rid of him that easily. I am looking forward to watching it again for the nuances that I always miss when I'm watching to see what happens next.