Trackers

A good series in an interesting South African Cape Town setting. Racial stereotypes in general are avoided i.e. not all black people are good and not all white people are bad although the Muslim fundamentalists seem to get a bad rap yet again. My criticisms are that the pace needs to be slightly picked up. I would also sincerely doubt whether a South African gangster would speak to the South African police in such a threatening manner I find that very difficult to believe especially regarding South African police. All in all a good series to be recommended; I look forward to finishing it.

I was quite surprised, good and entertaining thriller drama crime type of serie in the very original and unusual setting of South Africa.

8/10

Reminiscent of The Wire but with a different setting and very different cast of characters. Slow paced by today's standards but it allows the actors to actually act rather than running around with lots of jump cuts to make every scene seem hectic, don't get me wrong there is a decent amount of action but its used for effect in the story telling rather then being the main course. If more writers and directors aimed at producing something like this then we would see more exceptional shows rather then the drudge we are currently witnessing. Hopefully sometime soon people will realize that relying purely on spectacle has a diminishing return on investment but good storytelling is eternal.

Great interpretation of the Deon Meyer genre, and authentic non-US based action drans (ie not trying to be one of the nany many many US clone spy-series). Great scenery in new locations for tv shows, and good character development. My only criticism is a suggestion to up the pace slightly, to keep attention. Look forward to more Deon Meyer work.

A series produced in South Africa with superb scenic scenes of Cape Town and the natural beauty of South Africa, makes a most entertaining and thrilling complex movie. Though not difficult to follow it has many interesting angles to keep one guessing where it is leading to.

Beautifully filmed with excellent lighting makes it so much different from the run of the mill American productions. Worth a watch!

Update: Having now seen all 6 episodes, the latter installments ran out of steam and the conclusion was a bit muddled, influencing reduction of the series rating to 6.