Expected more

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I am writing this review after just having watched episode 1, and I must admit to being totally confused. I know it's a pilot, but it should leave you with SOME sense of what the plot will be moving ahead. In the beginning, I thought it was going in one direction. By the middle of the episode, I thought it could be going in at least 4 different directions. By the end of episode one, i have no idea where it's going at all. I'm hoping it will start to make some sense as the show progresses, but, honestly, I'm not holding my breath. Maybe they thought that people's interests will be peaked by giving them such a vague premise? Lucky for them (but not so lucky for me), my OCD will make me watch the entire series no matter how bad it gets. So, I really hope it starts to make sense and gets better...

Made by BBC America, INTRUDERS is a supernatural thriller centering on a secret society Qui Reverti, which has advocated that immortality can be achieved by possessing another person's life. They believe that each member of the society has two souls; prior to the death one of the members, the soul is activated and invades someone else.The narrative is a familiar one involving the basic quest involving Richard Shepherd (James Frain) and Jack Whalen (John Simm) to discover what has happened to the people around them. The story also involves a ten-year-old girl Madison O'Donnell (Millie Bobby Brown) who appears to have two discrete sides to her nature - one childish, the other distinctly adult.Shot in deliberately faded colors by Philip Linzey, INTRUDERS creates a dystopian world stretching across several American cities - Seattle, Reno being two of them - drawing our attention to the extent of the intruders' power. The scenario is strongly reminiscent of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956): apparently "normal" human beings turn out to be very different once their souls have been possessed by another person. The implication is clear - individuals must remain vigilant so as to protect themselves against possible corruption. Whether they can accomplish that task is another issue entirely.In the mid-Fifties, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS was a thriller produced by the Cold War situation: many Americans feared that their nation would be "corrupted" by communism - hence the emphasis on Red-baiting that persisted from late in the previous decade to the early Sixties. INTRUDERS takes the same scenario and updates it, warning viewers about the possible "menace" of foreign inspired terrorism, that might encourage hitherto well-educated young Americans to veer from the path of democracy and pursue more drastic, if not violent, methods of achieving their aims. Once again we are exhorted to beware of "the enemy within" - by trying to protect ourselves, as well as rooting out those whom we believe have already been corrupted.INTRUDERS is a fascinating, if structurally complicated piece; its plot-development is slow, forcing viewers to identify the links between its various strands by watching each episode. The links are allusive rather than overtly emphasized; it is up to us to make the connections. Hence the structure reinforces the theme; it is only by paying close attention to the story that we can acquire the vigilance that will prevent us from being invaded by the intruders.

I sort of stumbled upon this series while checking the BBC iPlayer. Watched the four available episodes in one afternoon, as I found it fascinating, original and very intriguing. Downloaded the remaining four episodes as I simply could not wait a week to see episode 5. Needless to say, watched all four the next day.Refreshingly good series, a total surprise to me as I never heard or read anything about it.The atmosphere and the overall feeling is to some extent similar to the phenomenal "Orphan Black". A bit spooky, chilling, keeping you on the edge of your seat. I may be a bit biased here as that was another series that I knew nothing about beforehand and found excellent.Anyway, I can definitively recommend "Intruders" to everyone who wishes to see something really good instead of the usual diet of bland interchangeable stuff.

There is a secret society which has beaten death by taking over other people's bodies. Amy Whelan (Mira Sorvino) disappears. Her husband former LAPD detective Jack (John Simm) goes in search of her and starts finding clues to the secret society. Little girl Madison O'Donnell (Millie Bobby Brown) goes on the run escaping the clutches of the murderous assassin Richard Shepherd (James Frain).There is a dark disconnected nature to this show. Rather than one or even a group of lead characters together, this show follows several characters all on their own separate journeys. There are some connections over time, but it remains disjointed. The pacing is extremely slow. Any excitement is diffused quickly. Then there are the characters. Essentially, every character is playing another character. There is a mask drawn over all of these people. It distances these characters from any natural emotions. Mira Sorvino is doing one-note acting. James Frain is probably the best as the vicious cold assassin. I think he has some fun with this character. The little girl is awkward and the blame is all on the writing. She is trying to switch-act between old guy and sweetie girl. She's also given really stiff lines to deliver. "What goes around, Comes around." When that line was first delivered, I had to shake my head to make sure that she actually said it. It's not threatening. It's not powerful. It's laughable. Over the first 8 episodes, there is only one good show where Jack and Amy reunite. Their reunion is electric from start to finish. However one good episode out of eight is not nearly enough. After finishing the first season, I doubt I will continue even if the show gets renew.