Just One Look

Another story with so many holes. Frustrating the viewer as they ponder through the scenes as to whether this or that would happen. Could be so much better. Whether the author or the producers I get the impression one does not get out much. Usual bring in a pretty main character a bit of sex an old prosecutor and make a mix and hope. Watch if you like murder mystery but do not expect much. So many errors. A prison inmate on the loose that the police can't catch and seem to be impotent. No reason for all the scenes. No connections between characters. A story that gets worse as you watch. Directed as in the 70's but set today.

I've never reviewed any movie or series before, but this was bad enough for me to warn others.

I only know Corban by name, I've never read any of his books. His name was enough for me to give it a shot nevertheless. I wasn't put off by the foreign make of the movie; the dubbing honestly wasn't bad. It starts off pretty well. It feels low budget, but has an interesting premise. It was intriguing enough to keep going through 2 episodes, but then it starts going off the rails. There are characters who make no sense, you have no idea what purpose they have or how they're relevant. Some are introduced seemingly to further a plot point with no context and never to be seen again. Even the kids ask pretentious questions, it just feels weird.

Main characters are so poorly developed that I'm still not sure why some were ever needed. The main antagonist is almost unstoppable, until he's not, in a ridiculous way. Then there's twist upon twist upon twist that feels completely contrived with a poorly executed ending.

I gave it a 4/10 because it's shot pretty well for as bad as it is, that's about the only positive. I would say it would have made a better 2 hour movie, but if they can't develop characters in 6 hours then, well...

Save those 6 hours of your life, I wish I could have them back.

Wanted to like this but as others have said there are a lot of plot holes and a lot of weird choices by characters. I think the actors are mostly good but the material they are given just isn't great.

Maybe Harlan Coben series are just getting churned out too fast, the books seem more believable and logical. The mystery is there and the pieces start to fall into place but they seem a little forced, like no character really seems to know what they are doing or how to react to events. It's hard to root for any of them. I'm giving it a 6 because I did finish it so I guess it was enough that I wanted to see the resolution. Slow burn.

Generally I enjoy Harlan Coben's books. He is an American. Yet every book they turn into a mini series is generally foreign and are dubbed with English. Secondly they are pretty poorly done, this one is no exception. I don't get why an author of such renown allow his books to be portrayed in this way. This one is pretty violent and many of the actors are heavily tattooed . What is it with all the tattoos? Although I watched the complete series I found it pretty unconvincing and the plot had a lot of holes in it. This will be the last series based on one of Harlan Coben's books that I will watch.

It's pretty much exactly what I'd expect after watching two other adaptations of his books. (I find them frustrating and silly but treat them like a guilty pleasure from time to time.) He's got a formula, which makes certain plot points very predictable. Certain characters always make foolish, questionable choices. The people mentioning the fact that this one is Polish are revealing themselves. It's so similar to Fool Me Once. If you think that one was great and this was horrible, and if you complain about the Polish names and can't spell the name Jacek when we saw and heard it ad nauseam, that's a "you" issue.