Critical Incident

I was expecting a lot of good things from this series but in the end it failed to live up to the expectation of a person who reviews things like this for a living claiming it was the "best television show of the year.." and sadly it is far from that but it could be so much more.

Some actors tried way too hard to act and others were brilliant.

Side plots were more interesting with the main story and addresses what is it like to live in group homes and the system quite well. People playing the officers showing the difficulties of life in the system

Someone also lowkey apologise to Eric Thomson please because the character he plays just looks perpetually confused.

All in all I did enjoy it and hopefully there is more because it is an interesting concept.

The show is ok, it manages to stretch the tension between characters and the overarching story. The pacing is good and you can empathise with some of the characters choices.

Its such a shame that none of the actors sound like they are from that part of Sydney. Bankstown has a distinct accent and vocabulary which is missing. Its a shame as it would have added colour and authenticity, and would have meant it needed subtitles for everyone else to understand the dialogue. Instead the actors sound like they are from the wealthier parts of Sydney. Image setting something in Brooklyn New York with actors cast from Texas (an exaggeration but you can understand the analogy). Still worthwhile.

... the genre is plentiful... most are passable entrants, few are very, very good... Critical Incident happens to be one of the latter... lots going on, at a pace at times relentless

.. propulsive storytelling, top performances and authentically lived-in settings lift this smart and gripping series.. is the lead in on one recent critic's review, and it's accurate... few world over do it better than in this latest-new Australian series

... read the analysis-review of Anthony Morris... it's straight, why this production is just sooo good, not-2b-missed-TV (especially if you love a fully well made crime-drama)... really looking forward where they take us in season two... binged in-a-day, now to wait till next year.

I saw the trailer for the show and became instantly excited. It's been a while since there's been a decent Australian cop show.

The first half of episode 1 was good, I liked it. Everything following - painful to watch.

If you find human beings in Blacktown, NSW (where the story is set) acting the way they do in the show, I will eat my own underpants.

I felt embarrassed watching the characters interact. Shameful.

The redeeming quality (and that's where the 5/10 comes from) is the lead actor who plays the policeman embroiled in turmoil: Zil.

Waste of potential. Disappointing. Cringey. It could've been great.

To sum up, the biggest thing for me was this:

One of the main/side characters, Hayden, is supposed to be a minor drug dealer, West Sydney lad complete with a rat tail. He could have been an iconic character. Instead, he comes off like a rich Uni drama student play-acting at what he thinks someone in that position would be like. God it makes me shudder.

It started alright but it gets boring as hell. There is some mediocre acting too. Like the brother and his eife. They could work at a supermarket and show more enthusiasm by the dead chicken.

The premise is great but the characters are stupid and get stupider by the episode. I got so bored that I didn't care what would happen to any of them which also means that the audience doesn't invest in them. I can't believe I watched six out of eight. Totally meh show. And yes I'm Just writing now to reach the amount of characters required to post this review to save your asses from wasting your time watching that. Unless it get on Netflix where you can watch it X1.5, just skip it.