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At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

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

I love The Bridge. It's just a breath of fresh air from your other crime shows. The Bridge is not for everybody. This show is bloody,violent, sexual, horrible (in a good way) and so much more. But at the same its good, funny, enjoyable. It just keeps getting better and better and you just keep wanting more. I can't get over the whole I'm good, I'm bad, I'm evil. Its just so good. The partnership between Sonya and Marcos is so genuine. It's not romantic its just really good cops doing a good job. And I would hate it if they go the romantic way for those two. Sonya and Marcos are meant to be best friends. Sound cheesy but its true. Its like a you have to watch it to know what I'm taking about.

There's a great review of this show by Tim Goodman on The Hollywood Reporter website.. search it out, it's well worth the read. The Bridge is not a perfect production.. few are.. but no doubt, it is a very good one... well above the average bunch of innocuous, boring crime dramas blatantly fed to viewers today. Kruger and Bichir do top notch work.. casting kudos.. they're a very odd pairing, just as they were meant to be. When you stick your neck out and are willing to take risks, there's a good chance there are going to be some missteps... but like the last line of Goodman's well written and thoughtful critique says.. "... growing pains are good... they're what you feel when you're evolving."

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.