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I saw every movie from Marvel up until Endgame. Phase iv has not tempted me much so far. This one was the only one except for the new Spiderman and Dr. Strange movies I have considered. But all the bad reviews nearly put me off ever viewing it. So I went in with moderate expectations. And I am really shocked how much i disagree with most of the reviews. I think this is one of the better Marvel movies. Not the best, but among the best third of them.

The scenery and cinematography is the most stunning in any marvel movies. It has an overall more adult and serious tone than most Marvel movies, but still has enough humor to not become too dark and moody. And for once there is actually something at stake and real twists that you did not see coming. Not every hero is alive by the end.

The plot is more intelligent than usual with some real though provoking elements and not everything is black and white. A bit like the Captain America movies.

Casting is much better than expected. From the trailers I got the impression that the casting was done purely to have as muh variety as possible. But when you watch the movie it comes off as quite natural and neccessary since the cast is big with lot of new heroes introduced fast. And all the actors do a great job breathing life into their characters.

Some reviews complain about it being hard to follow and too much because not everything is told linear. But seriously.... I am not a huge fan of non-linear storytelling myself. But if this movie is too demanding for you then you have an attention-problem. Most of the movie happens in the present and is told linear with a few quick neccessary flashbacks. Nothing advanced.

I just dont get why people dont like this. Nice characters, plently of great action that is directed very well so you know what is going on , fantastic effects, story among the better marvel efforts, best ever cinematography. I suspect that most of the bad reviews come from people that that hate it just because there is one gay character in it and a shory gay kiss that lasts 2 seconds. Seriously? What is the problem? Props to Disney for "daring" to do this although it can hardly be seen as controversial in 2022.

It is not often that i give a movie or series a 10 out of 10, but this is one of the few exceptions where everything alligns pefectly.

This is another one based on a harlan coben novel. All of the adaptations except one of them ranges from good to great. This is the very best of them.

Dont get put off by this one being adapted in spanish. Give it a chance and you will find that all technical and artistical aspects are much nicer than the british adaptations. Looks very expensive and international. Also great casting which makes it easy to find someone to root for. It looks and feels great all the way through. Also skip the trailer. The series is much much better and different from the impression left by the trailer.

But the main star is the plot which like any Coban-novel twists and turns all the way to the very end. It never drags or wastes time on subplots that have no purpose or characters soul searching or drug problems. It is much more conserned with creating tension and telling you a great story. And the director makes sure it is a thrill-ride from beginning to the very. There is always something going on that will keep you guessing and keep you nailed to your sofa.

I am not a big fan of stories told through flash-backs or stories where each episode is told through a different character. This one also uses these techiniques to a certain degreee. The first episode of this series is great. The second episode is the weakest because of using such a plot device and make you feel you start from scratch again. The second episode almost made me remove one star from my review. But just when you think the whole series will collapse into overdoing such story-devices at the start of episode 3 it kicks itself in the but and from then on just amps up the tension more and more until the very end.

Give it a chance. You will not be sorry you did.

After watching the trailer and reading reviews I was very skeptical at watching this series. So I just put it on my long waiting list of potential series to watch for a long time. But today I needed something without too many episodes to be able to binge the whole thing in just one night. I also felt like watching a scandinavian crime serie. And since I have seen most scandinavian series there was not that many series that fitted all criterias that I havent already seen so I decided to give it a shot, very prepared to exit if I didnt like it.

And I am very glad I did. I think this is surprisingly one of the better series in this genre. It is not a masterpiece like "The bridge" or "Before we die". But it is a very good and intense thriller with characters that you care for. All technical aspects are great and very cinematic, and the casting is very good. And it has a great story with some twists that you might not see coming even if you think you have figured it all out. And as a bonus you might also learn something about some social and criminal issues.

I cant understand where all the reviews that rates it below average come from. Please ignore those and give it a try. My best guess would be that some of those reviews come from people who can't deal with the series taking twists and turns that you would not see in many american series that are sanitized to death to not upset anyone. Sometimes those twists mean that the story does not end very happy for everyone in the story. But the very fact that its unpredictable make it much more thrilling cause you are never sure of what its capable of doing. So give it a go. If you like scandinavian or european crime series I am pretty sure you will like this.