ridiculous rating
... View MoreI am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
... View MoreOne of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
... View MoreThe storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
... View More***SPOILERS AHEAD***Oh dear, BasicLogic, you do seem to have misunderstood a lot. I just saw this tonight and it seemed pretty straightforward.I agree the inexperienced acting SIO, Reinhardt, was too quick to condemn Farrow - and she later acknowledged this herself - but otherwise most of your "plot holes" are nothing of the sort.When Farrow identified the body found in a shallow grave on the moor he discovered that the victim's name had come up in an old enquiry, so he retrieved the relevant floppy disks from archived records to look through. He had been invited to spend the evening at his ex- wife's house (which he had once shared with her) to spend time with his children and whilst there he got his old desktop PC with a floppy disk drive down from the loft to go through the disks. Lomax's name came up on the disks. He then had an argument with his ex-wife over her dating, punched the wall and left the house in a rage, leaving the disks behind him. He returned to the house to retrieve the disks later. Given the circumstances, he would hardly have called ahead as she would have told him to stay away. After receiving no response to his knock he let himself in with his key to find his ex-wife dying.There was no plan to kill Farrow's family. Dale Lomax broke in only to retrieve the floppy disks. The child, Max's, death was an accident - he fell down the stairs when he ran from the intruder. Abi saw his body and Dale and began screaming and Dale's attack on her was an unplanned response. As to where Finn was - that I can't remember. Possibly on the top bunk with headphones on. Everyone thought Farrow had killed Abi, and Finn had heard them arguing and seen Farrow lose his temper earlier in the day so it's unsurprising that he too thought his father may be responsible.The floppy disks contained details of corrupt dealings between Farrow's partner/friend, Devlin, boss, McKenzie, Lomax and the dead man.Devlin, the friend/partner, wasn't Abi's new boyfriend, but had had a fling with her years previously. Farrow didn't go to Devlin's house: he went to Topher Lomax's to try to track down the floppy disks. (When he and Devlin questioned Lomax, whose name cropped up in the old casefile, Topher threatened his family so was an obvious first suspect in Farrow's investigation.) Devlin then turned up there too. Not sure why he didn't realise the front door had been forced - maybe he just assumed it was always left unlocked.Sadly, it does seem that at least one viewer was indeed a moron. That'd be you, dude. For Pete's sake don't try watching anything with a complex plot, mate.
... View More/refers to Season 1/I like British crime series - they are less "explosive" than those coming from the US, and do usually include some witty twists or turns, plus the use of distinct character actors not selected upon "cute" looks. Prey includes all above as well, but the story is not too plausible, and references to the motives were revealed too soon (I would have preferred to have longer doubts whether DC Farrow was guilty or not, and in what), and the very ending could have included some upside-down solution...Nevertheless, the events are catchy to follow, and John Simm as DC Marcus Farrow and Rosie Cavaliero as DS Susan Reinhart, first of all, give splendid performances. "Only" 7 points from me, since I regard e.g. Line of Duty, Luther meatier and more seamless.
... View MoreNick Murphy's drama 'Prey' is a fast-moving, gritty crime drama, with a typically strong performance from John Simm in the lead role. Although the plot is complex, the audience isn't really encouraged to waste too much time on it: the twists and turns are mainly Maguffins, serving mainly to justify the next explosive chase. If aspects of the series (lone hero set up for a crime he didn't commit) are generic, Simm keeps it real, and with just three episodes, it doesn't outstay its welcome. It's not quite up to the level of 'Prime Suspect', but it's nice to see ITV still keeping their hand in with authentic-feeling police procedurals.
... View MoreIt started out with a good plot line and a couple of twists but it went downhill fast.Marcus Farrow was supposed to be a decent police officer, smart and savvy.Then this smart officer went bumbling around Manchester leaving clues everywhere and more importantly leaving his finger prints at crime scenes?It was crazy that he grabbed the knife embedded in his wife's stomach then he left his prints at Tofer Lomax's house.It all became very sloppy overall and then in a 2 minute climax it ended.Very disappointing when it could have been so much better
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