Jaguar

This could have been a good series because some of the scenes and actors are very effective in an important story. But the female lead cannot act, and the writing falls completely apart. It ends in a mess.

Some of the reviews pointed out some valid points. However, as far as Bianca is concerned you should consider that her character had, as a young child in the camp, seen her father killed, her brother had been killed and she had been traumatized by life in a concentration camp. She had learned to turn her emotions off to develop a poker face to hide her inner thoughts and feelings. If you looked into her eyes you could see the blind determination to survive and seek revenge at all costs, in other words she had tunnel vision with one purpose in her mind at all times. I thought the movie did a good job in slowly delving into the characters lives as it related to their personal experiences with nazis and peeled off the layers that had brought them to where they were. Also keep in mind that you have to look beyond North American films and keep in mind the nationality of the movie. I watch a lot of foreign films and you have to look out of your culture.

Jaguar: Spain, 1962, a lone wolf holocaust survivor intent on killing the ex-SS officer who murdered her father is persuaded to play the longer game by a team of nazi hunters. Their target is a more senior nazi, Dr Aribert Heimt a real life character who was known as the Butcher of Mauthausen. This is a fictional series but it is inspired by the reality hat 40,000 nazis settled in Spain after WW2, protected by the Francoist regime, most of hem didn't even change their surnames. There are flashbacks to what happened in the camps during the war, how the team got together. Very much an action series but one tempered by the reality the necessity of surveillance and security. Also the team each have their personal demons that they have to deal with. Not just survivors guilt but also some had to do in order to live through the Holocaust. Some great shootouts and hand to hand fighting, even dark humour. Created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira. On netflix 8/10.

This actually started out very good. And that is the only reason I did not rate this lower. The first episode draws you in. But as the show progresses it becomes very silly and almost somewhat cartoonish. Almost as if they changed writers. Just very odd. And they have one scene where there are dozens and dozens of bullets flying, an explosion when boats collide, but no one gets killed. Are you kidding?! Now, add to that the the horrible music used in the background scenes and that makes it even worse. Now, I am not talking about the songs of that time period, but some the background music used in scenes throughout the movie. It will drive you crazy. You may be best to stop at Episode 2, then jump directly to episode 6. Probably the best way to watch this DUD! If they have a sequel, good luck! Not worth your time.

They turned what could have been a powerful story of serving justice into a ridiculous, unserious and amateur series of car chases, shootouts and absurd situations. A terrible waste and injustice to the subject matter.