Excellent but underrated film

A Masterpiece!

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

This quasi-french-british drama is entertaining enough but is ultimately yet another example of a show squandering its potential to go from being a "good" tv show to a "great" one. The premise starts out well: a professional crime-scene cleaner (Jean Bastiere) is forced to work for the London mob after falling into serious financial trouble, giving the mob essentially the invaluable ability to erase any trace of a murder. However, Jean's unwavering moral compass means he is fundamentally against this from the get-go and it only takes a few episodes before he's had enough and begins looking for a way out. A far more intriguing direction to take the plot would have been a more "Breaking Bad"-esque scenario in which Jean comes to accept and eventually revel in his new found second life and the viewer gets to enjoy all the unpredictable consequences that follow. Alas, it was not to be, and what we are left with is a mildly compelling but predictable ending.

The main character gets my sympathy immediately - first scene where his mother's lover is killed by him as a boy to protect his brother. As soon as his brother shows up with a body containing drugs, you know it's going to get much worse. What a beautiful family and predictably dragged into a world of death and betrayal. The tension up until the last episode had me fast forwarding to the conclusions of each loose end, but disappointed that his wife and children are missing without closure; and that the brother who slept with gangsters wife hasn't seen the end of her or her husband. Please, please, please continue with another season! There is so little to watch that has such talented writers, directors and a superb cast that fit each role perfectly.

An absolute must series! (Well you obviously could pass, but more fool you). People that gave a low rating must have been distracted or just negative people for crime dramas in general. It's enticing, thrilling, sick and twisted, humorous at parts without being cheesy like some series are, it's certainly not a comedy. First couple episodes are the slowest, but like all good series, necessary to paint the picture and set the journey off, having said that, the first two are still very good! The series at times reminds me of Luther, in its feel of a show. However, it's not a cop investigation series in the same manner. Without giving any spoilers, I can see how some are making a similarity of one aspect of Spotless to that of Breaking bad, but it really isn't like watching Breaking Bad in the slightest, so don't expect either repetition or plagiarism.I would have gave it 9.5 if the option was there, as 'Stranger Things' and 'Peaky Blinders' are the 10 bench mark. But going down to 9 seemed to unfair for a rare series that got me to watch all 10 episodes in 2 days!

The story here is interesting. I watched the first two and got totally attached. The characters are quirky but serious at the right times. I first thought maybe this is a bit like Dexter but then realized they put the plots in organized crime rather than vigilante. The Highlight of the show is the character Jean. Love this actor. But best of all is seeing (Mr. Bates of Downton) as the Crime Boss (Brendon Coyle). I look forward to more of this show. It is not resolved, and do hope there is more. Quality of Brit Crime shows surpasses all others in my opinion, this does not disappoint. While there are some points I wanted to thump Jean upside the head, for things he does. Give it a watch its great TV entertainment. I watched on Netflix.