Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

A Major Disappointment

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

21st century has seen triumph of multiple CSI-s with different locations, mostly in the US, but, already in the turn of the century, the Danes have a created a versatile depiction of harsh daily life of special policemen, invited to all over Denmark when cases become too sophisticated. Quite often, working lives are intertwined with personal ones, and the latter includes no constant happiness, but rather different issues with families... Moreover, through 32 episodes, the viewers are able to get a glimpse of pleasant Danish cities-towns and natural areas (as for many of them, joy of recognition to me, but many other nice unknown areas such as Aalborg or Bornholm...) The scripts are also logically created (cases portrayed were loosely based upon actual incidents), but it is still better if you watch all of them in a row and far more often than weekly. However, no Scandinavian crime series can apparently do about cross-border sex traffic and child pornography... As of the cast, it is splendid, and many of those having small roles have obtained bigger or even leading roles in subsequent Danish crime series such as The Killing, The Eagle, Anna Pihl or Irene Huss... Or just provide memorable performances (e.g. Nicholas Bro, Thure Lindhardt). The main cast is quite even, but still: Lars Brygmann and especially Mads Mikkelsen give stronger performances than the rest; when they appear, then the rest become supportive characters inadvertently. Anyway, Rejseholdet is highly recommended to all fond of Scandinavian intense crime films, where the line between good and evil, cops and loafers is thin at times...

First off, I'm an American -- I haven't seen any comments on IMDb about this series yet from a U.S. viewer. Secondly, I work in the television business in development. So I wallow in much of the sludge that comes out of American broadcast programming. "Unit One" is an example of television that's a throwback to what I would attribute as '70s-style scripting, feature-wise. Namely, those films made by young autueurs who had free rein to make the dramas feel more realistic and to allow for organic character development. It tacks more along the lines of stellar British dramas like "Cracker" and "Prime Suspect" as well as Australia's brilliant "Underbelly." "Unit One" features stand-alone cases that are committed, then solved, each week. The mysteries aren't extraordinary or particularly byzantine. They usually center around one single twist, clocking in generally at the 40 minute mark, and resolution is neatly wrapped up in the 15 minutes thereafter. What makes this series a breath of fresh air is that it features main characters that you are hooked on and find relatable by episode 2. These are real, breathing, alive characters that have personal baggage, yet it's not a talky, batty type of baggage that American flotsam such as "Grey's Anatomy" or "Desperate Housewives" spoons out. These are realistic individuals whose backstories unfold leisurely over the course of the series, as if you work with them on a daily basis. After the mindless decade of "CSI's," "NCIS's," and "Criminal Minds," along with their subsequent spawns, it's refreshing to actually sit down to watch friends you want to spend time with, as is the case with "Unit One." The quippy banter, the unemotional wooden dialogue, and the over-the-top jeopardy that those American series I mentioned bludgeon us with each week are absurd compared to the nuance and the quiet resonance you get with this remarkable Danish series. I'm on episode 7 of the first season, but I've already bought all four seasons and am in for the long haul. If you need explosions and farcically-hopped up testosterone, along with music by The Who and fast-cutting, neon-lit, jittery palsy-cam action with cipher-like main characters as your main diet of television drama viewing, I suggest you stay away from this series. If you are an adult with a hunger for subtle, poignant, thoughtful and, yes, sometimes straight-forward procedural crime dramas, I urge you to check this show out.

Yep, I too love the series, shown here in Australia on SBS. When it's on I fire up google earth and get my aerial view of the crime scene in Denmark! Charlotte Fich, and Trine Pallesen are gorgeous although some people say that Charlotte looks a bit like New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clarke (well Helen Clarke would do well if she looked more like Charlotte)!Some things puzzle me a little, First is the video "treatment", it seems to have some "texture" or treatment which puzzles me a little as it looks like it has passed through analogue production processes.Second is one of the bridges in the opening title sequence. Is this bridge the one between West Zeeland (Vastsjaelland) and Fyns?Well done to the team at "Rejseholdet", and glad IMDb has the literal translation of the original title.

This series only began (on SBS TV) here in Australia around a month ago, and I'm already hooked!! Whilst not the best or the most original cop show there is, it's well made, and the stories are believable, and the characters of the police are well drawn. Mostly, I like the balance between the crime-of-the-week and the personal lives of the detectives, where the latter never ever seems to overshadow the former, as it should be, but the personal insights into regular characters gives them substance and dimension.I'd recommend it to anyone who likes their crime shows on TV to be straight-forward and without too much fanfare and sensation.