Purely Joyful Movie!

Not even bad in a good way

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

In Australia this comes rated MA15+ and deservedly so. Sex scenes, blood and bad language. So put the kids to bed, sit back and enjoy the suspense and excellently developed storyline - if that's your kind of thing.The characters are complex and convincing, acting is top notch. I think FX was sooo lucky to get Diane Kruger for the Cross role. There is a lot of discussion about her portrayal of female Asperger's syndrome and I can contribute to the discussion. Aspergers is never cookie cut the same from person to person, but I for one vouch that her rendition is believable and well thought out. I do however take issues with the several very ignorant reviews on this site who "don't know what ever quirk she has..." reveal just how utterly ignorant they are. Nuff said.Sorry I really can't understand the ratings problem - very few dramas on broadcast TV are at this caliber. Gritty, suspenseful, consuming and intelligent. Had me watching every week and can't wait for more.Highly recommended for adult audiences.

The Bridge should DEFINITELY be renewed for a season 3! It's the greatest!!! The show is keenly written, with incredible attention to detail; the acting is superb; the characters are fascinating and complex; the story lines have many layers, and are timely and intense; and the El Paso/Juarez backdrop is perfect! I have been an avid fan since day 1, and watch every episode several times, including, three times on the night the show airs! I'm extremely involved in a super Facebook discussion group whose members endlessly dissect each scene, line of dialog, facial expression, nuance, and plot twist. I absolutely LOVE the The Bridge and the FB group! I urge everyone to check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/503896459697155/. If you love the show, you'll become obsessed with the Bridge Group FX Series FB Group just like most of our members! Many of us post while we watch each episode, not to mention posting for weeks after an episode airs! The combination of the two makes for an out-of-this-world viewing experience!Further, I am age 50+, and I'm sure there are a huge number of viewers in my age range who love the show too! I know that the show's ratings would be MUCH HIGHER if avid 50+ viewers were included in ratings. We count, and we LOVE The Bridge!Please renew The Bridge! It's at least one of the greatest TV shows ever! FX, we implore you to believe in this fabulous show, and renew it for Season 3. #TheBridgeFX

It's definitely different. I'm tired of the same old shows being called new because they changed that one guys name. The CSI's, NCIS, 24 and all that. It starts to mix together because they're all the same show with a different cast and a slightly different background. It's always New York, or LA etc (The Bridge is filmed in LA)...The producers/writers/directors were creative, developing complex characters, numerous sub plots, etc...It's wildly unique story lines set it apart from the basic crime show. The setting moves back and forth across the border from El Paso to Juarez. Of the lead characters, one is a borderline psychotic, white detective that obsesses over the brother of the man that killed her sister. She is an emotionally paralyzed, unfiltered, "Robocop" incapable of sympathizing with anyone or any situation no matter what the circumstance. Conversely, staring opposite of her is the non stereotypical Mexican officer battling his demons while trying not to lose his better judgment. His character becomes more complex when his family is targeted by a killer with a vendetta. Ruiz' constant opportunities to abandon his morality in the midst of a corrupt system leave you wondering if a flip to the dark side is inevitable (it happens). The polarizing temperament the two characters and the wild differences possible between two bordering cities represent both the literal and figurative significance of The Bridge. As the show progresses, you'll realize some of the very differences make "the bridge" become intertwined. My favorite part of the show is the multiple sub plots that branch off the main plot. I get bored easily so I need confusion to keep watching any show for more than 20 minutes. Each sub plot has s common element with each other and a creative connection to the main deal. In a lot of episodes they'll throw in someone fighting themselves. Each character is developed and described to a t. It's like a sub sub plot. The outcome of the sub sub plot throws a wrench in one of the sub plots. The sub plots are all connected by the mutual main plot. You do have to pay attention to everything. In any given episode the smallest action may cause a seemingly irrelevant reaction that may end the show. It seems confusing but the writer makes connections that make sense. I just appreciate the attention to the smallest details, and the ability to write a scene that makes sense from every angle is mathematical. I like how the show plays with the exhausted good verses evil battle but really resides somewhere in the middle. We always pull for the good guys over the bad guys, and what-not. 95% of TV shows today paint us a vivid picture, allowing viewers to easily separate the black from the white, hero from villain, etc. The Bridge doesn't have a distinct right and wrong side. There is no black and white. The confusion is more like a sketchy mixture in the middle than clear opposites. Introducing the "in-between" area is a refreshing twist. Unlike the cliché-ridden programs we're used to, certain critical decisions aren't as easy as right or wrong. The fact is, the majority of humans (at least Americans) are inherently lazy; consequently, a precedent catering to the majority became normal and is used as a template for networks wanting quantity/quality ratings. Hence, the clean cut CSI good guys do what they need to do to find the bad guy. Sorry to get off topic, but people giving bad reviews because they're afraid they may have to form their own opinion.

n the new world order of television it is extremely common for various domestic TV markets to have a re-make of a program original to another country/market. That said, why not a re-make of re-make, or a third-generation re-envisioning of an original already re-made once (is there a fourth generation re-make already?).I didn't see the original Swedish/Danish production entitled "The Bridge", but I did see the French/British re-make called "The Tunnel". The Tunnel was quite good and very slow to reveal the real plot. It was hugely inhabited by the pairing of two quite different detectives from two closely situated countries known to have plenty of their own culture differences. Sounds like a perfect template for yet another, this time American, re-make with the U.S. and Mexico as the geographical "ground-zero". Yes?Yes, most definitely. Could two countries be closer physically, yet in denial of their common problem, i.e., the fact they are practically joined together by a less than well-secured border? And so, the idea of two murder victims of which only half of each, a bisected upper torso with the lower torso of a different victim, being purposely placed on each countries divisional line works well using El Paso's and Juarez's Bridge of the Americas. Perfect, unless someone blows it. And, of course, there are many ways in which that can happen.Four episodes in and it appears the writers/producers didn't blow it. In fact, even seeing the joint French/British excellent production does little to water down a very good story with most elements pretty much lifted yet transformed.Diane Kruger plays Sonya Cross, a El Paso detective who is so dis-enfranchised from common human emotions as to seem as if she dropped in from another planet. Clemence Posey's portrayal for the "The Tunnel" is certainly hard to follow and it appears Kruger has used it wisely to create her own version in which comparison is not a problem. In fact, she does the role total justice as if she really is disaffected to some unnatural degree (i.e. in real life).. The Mexican detective Marco Ruiz, played by Demian Bichir, has a bit more latitude in that The Tunnel's counterpart Karl Roebuck, played by Stephen Dillane, is more of the common man beset by everyday problems and weaknesses. Bichir's Ruiz character retains much good and, again, transforms the role as befitting the geographical and cultural differences. The always dependable character actor Ted Levine grounds these two as the officer in charge overall.So, The Bridge is off to a fantastic start in yet it's third incarnation. This time the newspaper reporter, who plays a vital role, is fleshed out even more to good effect. The theme of illegal immigration and it's assorted crimes underpin things for a shadowy murderer seeking to make a big statement. This should be good indeed, we shall see.