Riptide

There are some obviously biased views on here.

My partner and I decided to watch this as I recorded it before Christmas and as usual not much on after.

Anyway enough of the filler to use characters up.

Yes it is fairly obvious who the murderer is but that is thankfully discovered early anyway, at the end of episode 2. Episode 1 was the usual kind setting up the premise. Although this does twist on sheer it seems to be going.

I agree the accent of the daughter when the parents still had full on English accents is annoying but trivial in the scheme of the plot.

We really enjoyed the cat and mouse style thriller that this turned into.

It is definitely worth a watch.

I've just started watching this and have to keep reaching for the remote to turn the sound down when the music is playing in certain parts, then turn it up again to hear the conversation.

I'm not sure if I'll continue to watch it. The storyline seems very familiar but cant place it.

The acting and the storyline also are a bit naff.

The only good thing is the beautiful scenery.

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I've just started watching this and have to keep reaching for the remote to turn the sound down when the music is playing in certain parts, then turn it up again to hear the conversation.

I'm not sure if I'll continue to watch it. The storyline seems very familiar but cant place it.

The acting and the storyline also are a bit naff.

The only good thing is the beautiful scenery.

This must be one of the very worst thriller series I have ever had the misfortune to watch. Amateurish writing combined with production values of a five-shows-a-week soap opera - no better than dreadful stuff like Hollyoaks or The Bold and the Beautfiul, with exaggerated characters delivering unlikely lines and unlikely reactions.

All the actors are wooden and hammy, especially the "male model"-looking nosy neighbour, and the storyline is extremely hard to believe. Add to that a 28 year old playing 16 (while looking 28+) and really awful soapy music, there is really nothing to see here.

In "Shakespeare and Hathaway", Jo Joyner's bubbly personality is an asset, but here she is obviously out of her depth - recently tragically widowed, yet still with a happy smile all the time...

I had low expectations, as always when it comes to Australian drama, but this was even worse than I had feared. So watch something else. Anything else. Some cooking show or whatever...

I wanted so much to like this because I just adore Jo Joyner in Shakespeare & Hathaway and I was excited she would have a lead role in an Aussie series. Boy what a disappointment! Firstly it was s-l-o-w with long pauses and the dialogue was as if written for a daytime soap. Did the Neighbors scriptwriters and crew work on this in between series? As for Jo all I could see was a cheery Luella from S&H. Sadly, I don't think she had the range to show the emotion that was required for this role. Now the daughter...ugh.... too old for the role, stilted, wooden acting and a whining Aussie accent. I cringed everytime she appeared, which was far too often. This series is a cringe-worthy snoozefest and very, very disappointing. Jo is a great comedy actress though.

It might have been good, had the sound not been so poor! Music and sound effefts killed the dialogue, could only understand less than half spoken. It's not easy when you're hard of hearing and your hearing aids have to be turned down because the music is too high. Seems the norm these days, for all shows and films.

The acting was wooden and uninspiring, and unbelievable, and that was just episode one. This 4 part show could've been done and dusted in one episode, I imagine.

I'll watch all four and see if it can redeem itself, but not holding my breath. Its a pity because I like Jo Joyner, especially in comedy.