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I wanted to LOVE this show. I love the concept, the duality of writing is actually tackled fairly well given how difficult it must be to switch styles beteeen dark comedy and sitcom on a whim.

This show has a bit of everything for anyone who loves comedy, but doesn't do much of anything superbly outside of the transitions.

The performances are pretty darn good, forgiving a couple pretty poor Boston accents and the over-arching plot is followed through well, but just about everything in between is super sloppy. You're asked to forgive a lot as a viewer and, at first, it's totally fine. Plot holes are forgivable to a degree. But episode after episode small incontinuities start to add up and become annoying and unforgivable and frustrating.

Then you have the characters. You think you're walking into a show where Kevin is the worst and it's built for you to hate him. And you are. What you don't know until you're in it is how generally despicable just about every single person in this series is. There is some growth and redemption you'll be rewarded with for sticking with it, but decision after decision being made that blatantly hurts people that are supposed to care about each other becomes emotionally taxing and made me not want really push forward halfway through the second season.

Thankfully, KCFH tied a neat bow on everything after just two season. Probably the perfect length because this show wears out its welcome incredibly fast. I loved the ending and the last two episodes were refreshingly well-paced and laid out compared to most of the rest of the content.

Overall, I'd say to definitely say to give this show a shot because it's incredibly fresh and fun to start and such a short jaunt into this concept that even with the true annoyances can be powered through to a stellar ending.

I am not a person that goes to the movies. I much prefer the comfort of my own home and my own amenities. After watching, the admittedly slow but large in scale, first film of this adaptation, my wife and I were convinced that we MUST see the follow-up in theaters. We were not disappointed.

This movie made me feel the way people from the era of Star Wars describe what it was like to see the original trilogy in theaters. I spent the majority of the movie awestruck with my mouth agape.

People will formulate their own opinions about the content of the film versus the book, but simply as an in-theater experience. This film is nearly flawless in every imaginable way. The sounds can be both subtle and booming, the visuals are breathtaking in nearly every single scene, the special effects are absolutely top notch and the acting is stellar AT WORST.

I do NOT typically enjoy paying too much for snacks and being stuck in a moderately comfy seat for hours on end, but this is a movie worth giving up any comfort you might have at home to see in a theater. Do yourself a favor and see it.

I rented this movie to spite my wife for always making fun of me for liking the first one.

Knowing how horrific this one was I made her sit through the whole thing.