Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

There were things to like about this series. Some of the acting was quite good - Denis Menochet was remarkable. Marc-Andre Grondin certainly had his moments but his brooding and the constant look on his face of disgust or anger or hopelessness or whatever it was, got a little old. There were some plot twists, some pausible but many more, implausible. Overall I had very mixed feelings about this series. It didn't help that I couldn't separate Brendan Coyle from his role in this versus his role in Downton Abbey.

Just finished watching this series on Netflix and loved it. Can't wait for series 2.I watch films and dramas to be entertained and realise they are fiction not reality so a bit of artistic licence is given. Were there elements which made me question the script? Yes, the daughter possibly would be more believable were she 14 or 15 in the script not 13 but as the father of a 15 year old daughter myself maybe I'm over sensitive in this area.I too wouldn't have minded more foreign language where appropriate accompanied by subtitles but a mass audience might disagree.I found the characters fully believable and immersed myself in their lives. There was enough subtlety in the acting to allow degrees of hatred, sympathy or identification. The storyline kept me engaged throughout the episodes filling in gaps as it went along.For me it was a no question 10/10Watched it without knowing anything about the series in advance.

*****Possible Spoilers for Spotlight and Breaking Bad**** There have been comparisons to Breaking Bad for Spotlight, and I can easily see why. While Walter White's profession as a chemist gave him the perfect opportunity to segue to the dark side of drug production, Jean Baptiste, as a crime scene cleaner, opens a different, but similar door to the criminal world.The writing, performances, and score in this series are so very good. Brendan Coyle is amazing as the crime boss.I'm not sure I agree with the choice of having Jean's character involved in an affair, being that his wife is a hottie, not a bitchy character, and that, along with his two kids, makes it a tough sell. The score edits are spot on - composer Neil Davidge demonstrates some true artistry in the music choices and composition.Well done! I only wish this series was more readily available online.

I didn't do any research, i just looked it up and read 'crime scene' cleaner, no unsympathetic looking actors or other things like that would rule it out for me or indicate it could be the type of series i am not interested in. it definitely gives you a vibe of 'dexter' and 'breaking bad' in sense of the tight, personal and professional connection to death and the dead - and the drugs (yeah, kinda lots of them, so a major focal point). i very much like the french vibe too, it's a counter part to being too obvious going in a certain direction - you can't read the main characters that well. i am always looking for new series that have something more than making noise in the background. and although it has some familiar parts, as i mentioned before, it has a whole new feeling to it. and for me the type of 'functional psychopath' is very entertaining to watch. i am very optimistic for forthcoming episodes..