A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

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's good, I found the concept new even though there has been a lot of movies and TV series was based on mermaid. I liked this TV series. It's a nice thriller.

Fab series everyone loves a good mermaid story , love the water scenes

..but then the same tired old rinse and repeat scenes kept replaying, slowly, with incredibley cheesey action scenes like those with the angry hissing totally disbelievable merman.

As an avid watcher of the outlandish, I found this premise intriguing, but as a writer I believe in holding judgement and to not use the ruler of historical data, mythology or other TV programs and movies as a basis for comments when considering a new body of work as a whole. This is a fresh creation. Let critics say what they like. My perspective is from one who writes actively and evaluates from the side of the inkwell...not the spear.Yes, some of the acting is primordial and overly starched. There are a host of characters that are unlikable within almost all parts of their personalities. In short, it is not a deluded fantasy but one that is diluted. An exciting, rushing river becomes a swampy delta, eventually, if there are too many draining tributaries. Here, the writers and producers have tried to create a plethora of characters in order to connect with a larger audience base. That keeps pulling the viewer's interest away. In a book that can be effective for depth and texture, but in a one-hour show it requires far too much attention for today's average audience. Yes, I'm aware of the success of the complexities in the Game of Thrones and the Tolkien series, and of course there is Harry Potter and his gang. However, those all came from beloved books that many readers translated directly to screen performances. Siren has no such immense following. Siren is also not a three-hour screen extravaganza.At this point in the season, in late May, I'm looking for something surprising, not just some extraordinary CG effects. I also don't want cheesy, almost required man-love-fish entanglements. What for me would be useful is to have the military give up their efforts. That's distracting. Have their black budgets pulled and then let the repercussions of their over-fishing be the big concern, for now it will drive the mer back to the fisherman for revenge. Also, let the Native Americans participate more appropriately. They knew these creatures long before white men came along. I suspect there is a lot of interesting legendary material available from the Northwest tribes, including ceremonies of healing and protection.I also believe the curio shop owner should be a much more important character...and she's certainly a better actress. Perhaps a bit of transformation on her part would be interesting...especially since we've never seen her touching water.Whatever the case, there is a base here to develop a longer and more compelling series, but like others have said, if this becomes another Twilight homage, then I'll be refreshing my video hunger on The Expanse.