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Annie Jacobsen's exceptional, forensic probe into modern nuclear attack scenarios was clearly the key inspiration for this movie ("Nuclear War: A Scenario") and it feels rather that Kathryn Bigelow has pinched a lot of the content to deliver this creation. It's still a gripping, terrifying, and ultimately existentially bleak view of the absurdity of nuclear weapons as a "deterrent" but doesn't take it far enough, in my opinion. Superb ensemble cast but it seems to "bottle out" before we see the genuine degradation of what would happen post-nuclear strike - and the clear (insane) decisions to launch counter-offensive measures.

I adore everything about series 1-3. I have cried and stood and applauded I have been so moved. As a cynical 47 year old man with kids and the whole stressy life schabang. But WHY is series 4 so bloody wistful, self-indulgent, dreary and abstract? Sidney's absurd indecision is now causing me to shout at the TV, while Bear needs a damn good slap and a harsh talking to. "Did you know there are starving kids and all you can do is mope about with your existential ennui...?!? GROW UP!"

It's a fantastic, elongated adaptation of the Forsyth novel and Redmayne rediscovers Fox's orginal movie wonderful Jackal beautifully. Yet he brings an accessibility to it, a beautiful example of how to play down, fluidly charm, and almost ad lib his efforts. Unfortunately I feel strongly that Lashana Lynch is a terrible miscast here. She's been picked thanks to Bond. It doesn't work and it looks silly as she hasn't got the investigative police drive and instead has this odd military background that feels deeply infeasible - so she seems just lost and mechanical as a character, way out of her depth, which is crazy as she's fabulous actor. It is an excellent show though and I am enjoying the extrapolation of the original!