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Simply Perfect

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

It says a lot to me when I dislike every character on a show yet eagerly tune in each week to see what happens. I dislike every character on this show, especially the female lead (the doctor). I can't stand her. Yet I have no problem admitting that I love this show and can't wait to see what happens. When it first started I wondered how this is a TV show. Surely it would be better as a movie. How long can we keep watching these hostages week after week? As I watched more and more unfolded. It turns out to be much more complicated than you would originally think. Now that the first season is over I wonder how in the world they will keep this up. I still don't understand how they made an entire season revolving around 1 single event (the president's surgery). Somehow they did it though, and they made an excellent first season. I will eagerly tune into season 2 and see if they can keep the magic going.

We watched this show in a binge after recording the whole season. It started with an interesting premise but as the episode rolled on the stretching of our belief that people would act in the way that they did was just too much. We finished watching it just to see how stupid the characters could get and how ridiculous the script could get. I give both of those a 10.There are many leaps of faith in the story, like how the children are extracted mid-bus ride to Montreal by one of the gang and returned home at light speed. I don't know how you can coerce two belligerent teenagers in public to do anything (of course it was not shown).And why Dr. Sanders doesn't simply tell the President that there's a plot against him (she has private access to him several times) makes no sense.It got very wearing on how many key people were corrupt, how they were all perfectly placed and so on.No, there are too many scenes that make no sense like the time Dr Sanders is given a shovel and told to dig a grave. At the time her captor has no weapon out so she could do serious damage to him. Also why dig it when she is the key to the plan. Without her they can do nothing. And so on ...

While I read negative reviews of this show quite often, I found myself wondering if this show would be worth my time. I mean, from the previews before it started I would ask myself "How can they do this as a series?" A mini-series? Sure, but a TV Series with maybe multiple seasons??? That point aside, I decided to drop my skepticism and give this show a chance, (I mean ANYTHING beats another mind-numbing, brain cell killing, coma inducing Reality Show!!!)It took me a few episodes to realize this isn't just a show about Hostages or Assassinating Presidents; there are serious character layers and sub-plots that got me hooked each week and wondering what the heck might happen next! The actors are pretty stellar, the characters are well thought out and you find yourself flipping your opinions about who they are and what drives them. Sometimes I feel pretty sympathetic to the "Bad Guys" while having no sympathy for the family, others I am torn, sometimes I like them all. The thing that I find more intriguing about this show is the ruthlessness of the "Real" Players (Spoiler) (they aren't the Hostage takers!) So as the show progresses I can see the logic of it being a series. I could actually visualize a 2nd Season; because whether they succeed in the assassination or not, all of their lives will be at stake! Don't underestimate this show. It has some very top notch serial drama going on (Think "Who Shot J.R.?", cliffhangers but every week. I find it's better to DVR it and watch a bunch in one setting because I am impatient and hate to be left hanging. There is only 2 episodes left and it doesn't look like it will be renewed for a second season, so get caught up on the official website before January 6 when the show returns for its last 2 episodes. This is also the best way to get into the show without getting frustrated by the numerous cliffhangers. I want to champion this show, not because it's an underdog...but because it really is good drama, good acting and a dang good show overall!!!!

At first I thought it was poor acting and an unlikely story, but I'm hooked by watching the DVR'd episodes. I love the twists and turns of each character's loyalties and possible evils....the bad guys are beginning to look like the good guys and even the family members are changing their weaknesses and character. Anticipating a very surprise ending! Looking forward to the next episode!! I am also recording "Blacklist" which comes on at the same time and day. I am also hooked on that show. I don't usually watch TV intensely but my husband has been gone a lot in the past 3 months so I have indulged in these serial shows. I thought I enjoyed Blacklist more than Hostages, but now I think they are both equally exciting and full of suspense. Both shows make the viewer leery about what actually goes on in the higher levels of the government! Who can you trust??!!