Sadly Over-hyped

just watch it!

Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

This show could have been spectacular. The idea excited me and I could not wait for it to start, but as soon as I watched the first episode, I knew I was going to hate it. The girl (Bo) is such a whiny little brat and it was impossible for me to feel any compassion for her. In fact, I felt sorry for her clueless dad and I was rooting for the " bad guys " who made the series feel like the science fiction version of Stop The Pigeon. It was almost like the writers just didn't know where they were going and just made it up as they went along. Every time Bo opened her mouth, I rolled my eyes. She didn't come across as a smart, gifted and helpful girl, she came across as a spoiled know-it-all who just had to have her way in everything. Putting everyone who tried to protect her in the line of fire. I was hoping it would get better, but it didn't. The idea of a girl who was born with a unique gift, on the run from people who want to use her as a weapon, is good. Not unique, but interesting enough to see what they will do to make it different. It is a shame that they couldn't do a better job.

It isn't that it isn't a good show - it's that it's too much aggravation to watch.First, no one tells him he is her father - which might, just might help him understand why he should take care of her... so, it's frustrating with the constant lack of cooperation.Second, the Mad-Man using the FBI with an Amber Alert looking for these supposed 'criminals' and the father and the girl and using his own torturous means of other 'special' people who are killing - even by accident just to find Bo because she's the best.... with such a frenzy - I just can't buy it.Bo helps people, which is great because we all like to see good deeds done but, the negativity of the rest of this show is a little too intense. In fact, there is more negativity going on than any positive influence. Sorry, I just gave up on this show. Correct it by lightening up a little and I would probably love this show.

This is the kind of show I wouldn't be surprised to see earns a small cult following after its DVD release, despite tanking horrifically on the air. If you're a macho man who is not in touch with his sensitive, TLC side don't bother. If you are an intelligent viewer who is willing to lower a few expectations and suspend your disbelief - this is a show for you. One of the things I loved about Believe is it has the same, melancholically cozy vibe as other "magic child" productions - The Lovely Bones, Steven Spielberg Presents Taken, The Possession, Chronicle, etc. etc. I really am a big fan of that vibe mixed with the vibe of a thriller, or a horror. It makes for an interesting experience because such an approach is very character-driven and makes you get attached to the character go through the various ordeals scripted by the writers. Now onto the Pros:-Solid cinematography, gives the film a CSI: Miami feel which is an interesting approach because of the fantastical source material. The shots are not glamorous or overly stylish. The ordinariness of New York City and the photography is part of the interesting grounded aspect of this show.-Solid acting. Nothing Oscar worthy here, but genuinely beautiful and emotional performances. Jake McLaughlin does a solid job as Tate, Johnny Sequoyah completely embodies Bo, and Jamie Chung and Delroy Lindo add sparkle. Kyle MacLaughlin makes a hatable villain, and whoever plays the newest addition to MacLaughlin's team does a good job of being Bo's dark negative. -The music is extremely fitting given the atmosphere, visuals, and acting. Not amazingly gorgeous, but nonetheless very fitting and therefore effective.The cons:-Thus far (four more episodes to go) you won't find anything that hardcore in here. The violence is quick, bloodless, and very tame. In some ways I think this vitally damages the tension. We don't need to go Texas Chainsaw but a bit of blood here and there I think would strengthen the tension and show Kyle's evil side even more, and the necessity to not let Bo get swirled back into the shady facility she came from.-The government conspiracy problem. This is a bit hokey, understandable, but hokey. It almost feels like they ripped off The Syndicate from The X-Files, replace aliens with psychics.-The show can become so sickeningly sweet that at some points you almost have to laugh. It gets a little hammy here and there. What I do like however is that it isn't a bombastic show about famine, murder, rape, and horrors around the world. Bo can't get to that yet. So she helps this people in all these small, but fundamental ways. However some of these people who are "helped" are cardboard cut out clichés.Overall: A very good show. I'm sad to see it go, as I think things were just starting to kick off in Season 1. The show may never realize its full potential, but thus far if you have a soul you'll be hooked instantaneously.

Two stars for having Delroy Lindo in it. I think he's pretty versatile & rate him up there w/ Alfred Molina, Roscoe Lee Browne, Rod Steiger, Robert Shaw n the like. In this show even he can't help, it's like a movie about the tooth fairy only shorter n sappier, besides Sister Bertrille has already been done!. After watching an episode I feel like washing up like I opened a jar of honey or something, it's just too frilly (the writing) and it's not like they don't have enough problems of their own going' on (which could be solved by a trip to a race track or casino if ya had her abilities) but they gotta be guardian angels n such, not very plausible!... P.S. wanna see a good Delroy vehicle? try Wondrous Oblivion, just my two centavos.