This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

If you love history you'll love this series. Actual decent acting and the twist and turns keeps you hooked. Fun to watch

Not everything has to follow the history books, though i normally prefer that it does, I have run out of anything decent to watch and have found that this is well acted, and filmed.

It looked really promising - heavily touted as a period drama about the arrival of women in the new world colony that has been solely inhabited by men for 16 years. What a great concept! Plenty of tension and conflict in that! But there just isn't. Tension between the sexes seems to fizzle almost immediately as all the women settle into their relationships with barely a murmur - Verity complains more than most, but even she doesn't seem overly bothered about being sold in marriage to the local drunk. And the early thwarted romance, which might have provided romantic tension and some much needed 'will they/won't they?' drama, is unthwarted by episode two. The 'political' plot involving the authority figures of the colony never gets going, and the baddies are just a little bit too stupid and pathetic to provide any proper villainy. Whatever conflict briefly raises its head in the form of a love triangle with the blacksmith is quickly resolved when he turns out to be a nice guy and politely steps aside, and the fact that the secretary's wife actually ADMITS TO HAVING MURDERED A MAN is just quietly brushed under the carpet when the governor's devoutly Christian wife decides she's been through enough already, poor wee lamb. I was shocked when the series had ended, because there was no sense of it either building to anything, or completing a story arc. In fact, there's no clear series storyline at all - events just seem to happen one after the other in a seemingly unconnected succession without ever amounting to anything. With the exception of Verity and Meredith, who provide some mild comic relief as the most unlikely couple ever, there's really not a single character I care two hoots to know what happens to. I can't believe that forgettable, lacklustre fair like this gets a second season, when the hugely enjoyable (if equally silly) Halcyon gets canned. I hope season two ups the drama, but if it's anything like Downton, it'll just keep going downhill to dullsville...

I'm a sucker for a good period drama series. I watch them to escape bleach blondes and politics. Here, you get a bleach blonde playing petty politics. Apparently, they had some pretty good hair dye in 1619. Like the previous reviewer claimed, the authenticity is horrid and its plain boring. I usually give a new series a long leash because most get better as they go, but you can tell this one is going nowhere fast. This show is not even WB quality. After the 1st episode, I'm practically insulted that they think I'd waste another hr of my life on the 2nd. Yes - it's that bad!!!