The Worst Film Ever

Sadly Over-hyped

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Ignore the flaws - this show is terrific.Cast is terrific, even if the characters motivations and history are almost non existent. Theo James is brilliant as the main character, a person who not only sees ghosts but how they die. Charlotte salt is also a standout but her character lacks a back story to explain why she is the way she is.The setting is terrific - an old asylum, renovated as a high level apartment building. Oh, and it is haunted! Each episode is well directed, music is spot on for frights, and the writing is excellent. Each episode delves into the history of the asylum with the lives of the new tenants triggering off the ghosts.While I am a huge fan of British TV an American season length would enable more character depth. 6 episodes are just not enough!

I think the show is really worth watching. It's short, condensed, well balanced between the self-conclusive episodes and the main plot. Nothing new, slightly flat characters, but a whole lot of entertainment.That said, it's interesting how much derivative the show is. The locations, the iconography of the ghosts, the dynamics between ghost and characters... everything seems to convey a sense of deja-vu. And it's surprising how much this show tries NOT to be British while still remaining it; the reference is more or less the recent American horror (and, indirectly, the Japanese new wave) but many things in the production (good lookin', sexy actors; cinematography; editing, ecc...) just seem to try and be in that trend, maybe to be "easy". On the other side, a kind of British aftertaste still remains and the writing (characters issue aside) is really good. It has it's flaws, but still works better and better each episode, till the great, though a bit "tecnical", final cliffhanger.

Jed (Theo James) sees ghosts and how they died. Put him and an attractive cast in an old mental asylum that is now converted into luxury apartments and you get an enjoyable easy going, light hearted glossy horror. The location is spooky and ideal for the setting.The series and the twists pick up as it progresses. If I were to pick any flaw, it would be to ask how all these people can afford such nice apartments decorated so well? I am eagerly awaiting the 6th episode as it's really all coming together and everything looks to kick off.Don't expect anything new, but unlike other reviews I doubt you will hate it or feel you wasted time watching.

I was really looking forward to watching what Bedlam had to offer after the beautifully shot trailer. A dark, twisted drama set in an Asylum with ghosts all over the place - just my cup of tea!Unfortunately, after watching the second episode I made up my mind (I gave it another chance after a poor first episode), and I am not watching it again... it's like watching Scooby Doo with less scares! Terrible acting (I don't have anything against Will Young, but he should go back to singing...), inefficient jump scenes, technology driven ghosts, scary skid marks (seriously?), unnecessary bare chest men... the only bit that's mildly interesting is the two seconds flashbacks you get per episode showing you something that happened in the Asylum. That's it. Two seconds.Needless to say, after watching the second episode (yes, I didn't even make it to the third one) - I am not watching this again. I'll probably watch the brilliant trailer over and over again now, which is surely that amazing because no one speaks! Disappointing.