specialist2008

This is an awesome television show. It combines all my favorite elements together. It is a crime show with an interesting premise, unique characters, good acting, smart writing, and plenty of character development and interaction. It is as funny as it is clever. And it never goes for needlessly shocking story lines or images which is such a difficult quality to find these days in television. It is classy. It is a series I can enjoy, and often do, with my family. In fact, I am proud to say I've gotten several family members hooked on Patrick Jane's antics.

Another good aspect is the creation of side characters and casting. The characters are usually memorable and the casting is obviously done carefully; not something all TV series bother with.

But with all this praise, there is one problem I noticed. There are some inconsistencies in the editing; like an actor would be standing one place in one scene then disappears in the next. Also, some wardrobe malfunctions. A suit in one scene, an entirely different one in the next for no reason, etc. But I'm just nitpicking.

Mr. Heller, thank you for proving that good television does exist. I salute you from Kuwait.

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I came across the film because I had been so impressed with the work Jesse Spencer did for his character in House, I sought out to see more of his work. This movie does not disappoint since he plays quite an important character quite beautifully. But what really blew me away was the wonderful acting throughout the entire film. Every actor was perfect for his/her respective role and the direction was superb as well. Martin Shaw was perfect as Commander Dalgliesh and turned practically every interaction into an interesting character study. Also deliciously into their roles were Hugh Fraser as the cynical George Gregory and and Alan Howard as Father Sebastian. There is also Janie Dee as the sympathetic Emma and Robert Hardy as Father Martin. His poignant portrayal especially at the end of the first part (the movie has 2 parts) had me panicking because I thought it was the end, and I didn't want it to be over. Which brings me to the music: lovely, lovely musical score. I have so many favorite scenes that I don't mind re-watching this movie with those I recommend it to. I guess, I should have expected the high quality since it's a BBC production but still, in my mind it was just a TV movie and I thought, how good could it be. The answer: extremely so. Personally, I enjoy movies that are invested in the characters, not just in the plot, action or mystery. Death in Holy Orders delivers all the way.