The Messenger

I love this cast. A stunning bunch of Australian actors - bringing to life a script that has nuance, power, and love. It's fanciful, kind, and surprising. It's a relief to sit with characters who aim to succeed with thought and gentility- without always getting it right. A show to sink into.

This show peels away at noise, and tries to remind you what it's like to feel. To close your eyes and remember your best relationships. To remember how to want to seize the best things. And weed the garden of crap things.

If you want The Fast and The Furious... this isn't it. But maybe if you want a break from it, this is for you. If you squint, you can see yourself in every nicely drawn character here. Loved it.

I found the description intriguing. Reminded me to Ruby and the fountain. I liked that and indeed it is similar but for grown ups.

I found the acting very good, the characters are all likable and believable. Never seen them before in other movies or series but they all act great.

I do not understand some of the other reviews.

I am 60 and probably it depends how old you are and what your experiences in live are if you enjoy this or not.

I really can not say anything bad about this series. I watched every episode with joy. I only wonder how Ed the main character earns his money. But then again i can say that for all TV shows.

I hope there will be a second season.

I blindly walked into this series with no expectations. I finished this series and am all the better for it. Tears and laughs, joy and pain, love and heartache, it all happened, and as unexpected as they were, they were the result of the believability of the situations, presented in a somewhat unbelievable way.

If you want to escape over budgeted flicks with eye popping CGI and effects, if you want to dive into a corner of the world with real probelms that's all hidden behind a curtain of mystery and wonder, check out this series.

The acting is great, the plot is fun and touching in a way that is rarely seen in television today. And best of all, finish it and your heart will be lighter, your smile bigger, and your step into life outside the screen will be just a little bit better for it.

The tale completes after 8 episodes. It's a mini series, not a yearly tv show. All loose ends are tied neatly at the end. I do see a tendency for others to stop watching after or 3 episodes, . But if you simply march past you will be glad you did. Everything happened for a reason, there is no filler.

It is a whimsical tale, with flawed human beings coping as they can. It is also a tale of deep friendship, and deep loyalty. This is one of the most rewarding parts of the series. Friendship is a strong glue here.

The lead character has a natural caring warm personality, and can be selfless to a fault. He does not force it. It is who he is. The friends love each other, and where it may go further it does not hurt their deep friendship.

This is a great family watch for awards 14 and up. There are a small number sexual encounters though no nudity and brief. More implied than acted out. There is mild cursing , also used sparingly. The show manages to touch upon a wide number of social issues and coming of age topics.

The ending is satisfying and worth the journey. Acting is superb.

For me the acting, cast, direction, and production values are all fine, it's the script that is the problem. I've watched 5 episodes so far and I'm really struggling to get much further, it's becoming repetitive and less interesting as it goes on. As soon as I heard Cowboy Junkies Sweet Jane being played around episode 2 or 3 they really lost me, it just reminded me how cliche the show was. That was an edgy song for mainstream movies in the 2000's, it's just really unimaginative in the 2020's. And that is what the whole script lacks, imagination. The writers needed to go on some kind of Thai full moon party retreat or Peruvian assisted mediation camp. I'm sorry guys, love seeing Lithgow, but the show is boring me to tears.