Hotel Beau Séjour

Confession: I'm a fan of mysteries, crime dramas, and surreal situations. This series hit all three targets spot-on. A very complex plot, high-grade cinematography, excellent directing and acting, and intelligent dialogue all came together here. The plot was absorbing to the point that my wife and I binge-watched two or more episodes at one sitting. Well casted and sometimes challenging. This series deserves the time to watch, and more important, absorb it as it develops. One of the best.

I really, REALLY, enjoyed this series (even though I had to use subtitles, so I know some feeling was lost in translation). I had heard nothing of it and grew really attached to some of the characters and REALLY hated a couple of others. Such investment and attachment to characters tells me that the actors were doing something right. Kudos to the Actors, writers and everyone who took part in this series. Great job and hope to see more like it!!! I give it an 8 out of 10!

This was recommended by the weekly New York Times "What to Watch" column. And I have mostly enjoyed their picks. I like mysteries and the twist of this one - the murder victim's ghost tries to solve her own murder - was intriguing. I found it totally absorbing. I have never been to Belgium so was fascinated by the culture, architecture, etc. The theme music grabbed me and the atmosphere of the production got to me as well. I pride myself on predicting outcomes of murder mysteries, but this one totally eluded me. I really like being surprised like that. I found the ending very moving. Would love to see more from the group that made this.

These Belgian series are a great surprise. The first parts let me doubt if I have made a good choice on Netflix. But then the story and the murder mystery began really to start. The characters have been well developed and this thriller took me and my wife on a nonstop hell ride. Fact is that every actor delivered a top performance and finally it was a very convincing and breath taking countdown. Kato was very special, she was so nice. At the end I had even tears. Don't miss it, see it just as a movie and don't ask yourself too much about. In this way it will work and satisfy your expectations. 8/10.

I really enjoyed watching this show, so much so that I stayed up til after 1am last night finishing it off and I'm a teacher who has to be at school ungodly early. I probably wouldn't have chosen to watch this on my own. I started the show after my 3 year old got hold of the remote and put it on thinking it was something else, and when I heard the music I thought, "what kind of weird, foreign show is this?" But I turned it back on later and watched the first episode, considering it pretty interesting. I was skeptical at first of the whole undead/ghost plot and wasn't sure how to deal with it plausibly, but quickly became entrenched in the characters and really found myself enjoying each episode. I literally watched the majority of the season last night, because I could not turn it off. I kept saying, "this is the last one," and then it would be such a crazy cliffhanger, that I had to see what happened next. I actually didn't guess the killer until the very end, which I think is fantastic. There were lots of twists and turns, but even more important than plot twists was just that I thought it very good and steadily captivating. It had good acting and writing. It was dark, but I was peaceful at the end. It wasn't hokey, though it was sad. I felt settled after finishing and glad that I'd watched it.