I love this movie so much

Well Deserved Praise

Absolutely brilliant

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

The real star here is the Welsh countryside, shame it's always filmed in winter or autumn and mostly looking forlorn and windswept, however still beautiful. The stories are very contrived and just about plausible but you have to suspend a lot of disbelief. The acting is wooden on the whole because the writing is wooden, the characters are not given the freedom to develop and there is no warmth from anyone about anything, no banter, no light diversion from the grim realities of investigating a murder.If you've watched all the others then this is ok, it's not terrible, but it's not bingeable (is that a word? it is now ok!). I found myself dropping off more than once during this and at the end, even though I knew who done it, I didn't care, I didn't care about the victims or the heroes, they are all so one-dimensional.If you want to see how a real police drama is made then I recommend Happy Valley, this doesn't come close I'm afraid. I may update this review when I've watched more, if I can be bothered.

If you loved Broadchurce you'll most likely going to love this. It has 3 seasons and I'm only mid first so I don't know if it gets better or worse.

This show draws you in and wanting more of the characters. Awesome!!

I literally stumbled on Hinterland while home sick with the flu. A few reviewers commented how they didn't care for the dark undertones. While I'll agree it's dark, it isn't the darkest show I've seen on TV. I love the plot twists and turns. It seems just when I'm certain I've figured out who the bad guy is, new evidence pops up and my theory is in the wind! For me, personally, what is most interesting about Hinterland is seeing the cultural differences between the U.S. and Wales, England. Every little nuance is fascinating to me; I find myself intrigued by the word choices for commonplace things, and the phrases the actors use. I'm also fascinated by the police are portrayed and how they operate. The detectives who don't carry any weapon (and isn't DCI Mathias always chasing a bad guy on his own?) or do police radios/walkie-talkies, but use their cell phones to call for backup. I've found myself researching the Welsh people and the area where HInterland is filmed, hungry to learn more. Love the show! A refreshing break from the ridiculous crap on TV in the U.S. I will be so disappointed if I start to see the worn out plots I've seen a thousand times. Love Mathias' character. Yes, we've all seen the troubled cop, but there's a different twist to his darkness that is fresh, I'm still trying to figure him out. :-)