How sad is this?

Captivating movie !

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

opposite of hallmark movies in a sense that in its entirety it will not make you feel good nor gratified for watching both episodes. it will end up making you depressed hence the opposite of hallmark movies they at least will give you a satisfaction and will offer you a warm-hearted fake good company. one point for the unexpected twist, one point for the entertainment, one point for acting. kim catrall however cannot deliver an English accent, the elaborate scheme is not very believable not to mention the maid's confession that made no sense and overall coldness and misery of the lawyers wife and the girlfriends characters including the ending just didn't gratify my spent time.

THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION is another dead-headed drama from the BBC, who seem to have lost the plot when adapting classic fiction for the screen. This one's a two-parter version of the Agatha Christie short story, featuring the acceptable Toby Jones as a lawyer who takes on the case of a young man accused of murdering his female employer. It's a dingy and dismal-looking production, subdued throughout, with poor lighting and mumbled dialogue.Even worse, the performances are nothing to write home about, and that includes Kim Cattrall who seems to be channelling SEX AND THE CITY in her early scenes. Jones is the only one who comes out of this with his reputation intact, and even he's been better elsewhere. The choicest dramatic parts of the story feel rushed through and the emotion rings hollow, particularly at the climax which veers into melodrama.

In a new first for the BBC, this gloomy version of the 'Witness' story was filmed entirely through a bottle of Heineken. There's more verde here than a handkerchief full of Kermit's snot! The director clearly misunderstood the meaning for 'green screen'! 'Atmospheric', in this hideous two-parter, simply means 'dreary'!But that's not the only crime... the sound effects are about as subtle as a cookery class with a bloke named Gordon! When a candle is ignited in a dark alley, you'll think your gas oven has exploded! Every footstep is a clap of thunder, too. You'll be left thinking that this was primarily executed as either an audio book for the blind or a school play for the hard of hearing!The actors do what they can to chew through this (supposedly) Agatha Christie tale, but only the amazing David Haig really makes an impact. The cast is handicapped by a terrible, two-dimensional screenplay which insists on wheeling out unsubtle and clichéd characters onto the screen. The ailing character of John Mayhew (Toby Jones) spends much of the time coughing up blood and after half an hour or so, you'll feel compelled to join him.Go and see the Billy Wilder version with Tyrone Power, Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich and Elsa Lanchester made 60 years prior. It's a million times better than this joyless stinker.

This incredible version of the famous Witness for the Prosecution is completely mesmerizing. Atmospheric, spellbinding, surprisingly well done and eclipses the classic Billy Wilder film. Based on the A Christie short story not the play.The 1920's, post WWI brought to life with beautiful cinematography, great acting and seamless direction.Those panning this film must have been asleep at the wheel. For me, I was immediately caught up in the story, as If i'd never seen the Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton version. It was a big surprise and I've never appreciated A Christie as much. She was like a Alfred Hitchcock alter ego. The production value of this film was light years above the usual humdrum, A Chritie parlor mysteries.The film was offered as part of a free one week trial of "Acorn TV" on Amazon. Glad I stumbled onto it because I really needed to see something unexpectedly good tonight. Flipping through new films on Amazon or Netflix looked grim, but then this free trial popped up on Amazon..Rather than saying anything more specific about the performances which are stunning, that might lead to expectations let me just recommend seeing this devoid of expectations.