I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Seriously my best friend recommend this to me about a week ago. She also recommended me Riverdale but I don't find riverdale intresting enough for me so I started watching Harper's Island. First episode left me thinking they're too dumb to notice,hence they'll always be "distractions" and many characters that appeared to be the suspect . The best part of the movie is the character's development . For instance, Shane, at first he's an asshole to everyone . But then he died to protect the girls so they could escape .He realized a lot of shit he's done wrong.I'm proud of him .Moreover, I missed Chloe and Carl,for me they're the best couple in the series. I cried like a bitch when Chloe jumped to be with Carl . Man I'm still crying . They were so sweet,he even proposed to her ,Carl saved sherriff's life. Man there's a lot more I'd like to say but this review would be long ass shit. Lastly ,I like how Jimmy stared at Trish when she was at the cliff ,like a damn suspect but well turned out the most cheerful guy is the killer! There's a quote that says "the man who smiles sweetly is always a pyscho" . I'd like to thanks my best friend for reccomending this series to me. I really enjoy watching it . =)

When I started watching "Harper's Island", I was looking for a great mystery. However, based on reviews from various sources, I was a bit concerned that it would turn into a slasher series. Unfortunately, it indeed turned into more of the latter than the former.For a basic plot summary, "Harper's Island" tells the story of a wedding party held on an island community where some gruesome murders occurred many years ago. With friends and family all ready to party and celebrate a holy matrimony, some strange goings-on (e.g. killings) begin. Are they related to the old murders?Basically, "Harper's Island" is a murder-mystery with a HUGE emphasis on the murder. I will confess that I only watched the first three episodes of this show (so judge away, if you must), but that was all I needed to discover that the only real "mystery" in the series was going to be who was going to die next and what gruesome way it would happen. There is nothing intellectual about this storytelling whatsoever.Thus, I was an early exit from this disappointment. It tries, so I'll give it two stars, but it is clear from the get-go that this is a horror/slasher show. The "mystery" is just lip service.

I knew who the killer was from episode one. So much for "really entertaining/thrilling/you do not see it coming". I am just reviewing this because I thought Harper's Island was a big disappointment and expected everybody to see it this way, but it turns out many see it as a benchmark in thriller shows and so I had to throw in my opinion. No, not everybody sees it as a successful thriller show, and all the viewers bitching about other shows like American Gothic (2016) should be tolerant/ be aware that there are people out there who disagree, see it the other way round. I do not think that American Gothic (2016) is the greatest show (esp. with a psychopathic kid running around mutilating poor cats - put the damn kid to sleep or into a cell before it does worse!) but neither is Harper's Island. It is okay that both shows exist, but in my opinion Harper's Island is NOT the better one. Just wanted to give a different opinion.

What a waste of time this little gem was, I'd like to thank the writer and director for killing what started as a good show and is worth watching until you get to the last few episodes. In the end I was hoping for the bad guy to kill the main character, the plot line was very predictable and made the FBI out to be a bunch of morons, like putting blood samples around a building and that will convince such a thorough organisation such as the FBI that people have die and not bother to look for bodies. I really hope that they don't get picked up for a second series there are certainly better way to waste money. And as a final note it was shown on Sci-fi has no Sci-fi or any thing possible related to Sci-fi. People that like this are certainly hard up for entertainment or worked on it.