Very well executed
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... View Moreif their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
... View MoreThere's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.
... View MoreSimply just a really good show. No gimmicks, not corny, really good.
... View MoreThis series has been great watching, I enjoy all the different aspects of Wyoming life/the West the writing touches on in the course of the drama.Having just watched the Season 3 closer, I'm a little miffed with the choice of having Barlow Connally apparently kill his own son at the drop of a hat. I haven't watched further tonight to see if this is so, but this strains belief. Even a sociopath, as Barlow is perhaps meant to be (typical evil rich guy, a TV and film standard type) would surely hesitate before blowing away his own son so lightly. The line he throws out before the shotgun blast is pat, to say the least.On the whole, though, the writing, character development and acting have all been well above par. I enjoy the female characters, particularly, there's a nice believability to them, especially for a modern day western.BTW I think Graham Greene is an especially effective villain as Malachi, and since both Lou Diamond Phillips and A Martinez in major First Nations roles are not Native Americans, it's nice that one major Native American role in the series is acted by an Aboriginal actor (though he's from Canada.) I don't know what Native Americans think of the show but it appears to be trying to present a complex and positive image of Aboriginal people and culture.
... View MoreFrom someone who thought Peaky Blinders and Seasons 1 and 2 of Vikings were fantastic, and that the average, American, weekly "drama series" is not worth the time, Longmire is closer to the latter.
... View MoreWhen this series first began, I became an instant fan of this modern-day western, if you will, about a lonely, rugged, independent, and conscientious sheriff carrying out his duties with a small staff in the time-honored way, using traditional policing methods without a mobile phone (but carrying a semi-auto sidearm instead of a revolver). Casting was great without resorting to hotshot "stars" that can sometimes spell doom to a series. Portrayals of the rural, mostly poor, county and adjacent Indian reservation seemed to be realistic enough, particularly the often contentious relationships that unfortunately exist between the two cultures. My consistent rating of 10 going into the last season has been downgraded as shown to reflect my overall disappointment. Even in episode 1 of the final season, I could not help but note that the acting seemed a bit belabored or robotic, sometimes amateurish, and not as free-flowing or genuine as in earlier seasons. I am trying not to say anything that is considered a spoiler but it is probably the best thing that it was the last season.
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