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Stephen Graham has always been amazing, just finished A thousand blows which we absolutely loved, and then popped up on Netflix. Knew it would be quality when we saw he was it.

We were not prepared for the utter masterclass in acting, writing, production and cinematography that unfurled before us.

Every single actor/actress involved were mesmerising, great to see Erin Doherty back after her standout performance in ATB, and with the one shot nature, if there are not award winners from this it will be a crime.

I cannot understand how it's even possible to get those episodes in one shot, huge credit to all directors and producers involved, it truly is a masterpiece.

It's a hard watch, we cried just from the sheer raw emotions on display, it didnt feel like actors , it was raw pain on display that is impossible to not get dragged into.

Bravo everyone involved.

So gutted this is so poor. Really looking forward to a gritty BoB / Pacific follow up and this not that. At all. This is an overly glamoured/pretty/shallow take on a brutal subject matter.

Poor sound , terrible cgi, awful script, bad casting , everything just feels off. Scenes all feel like they were shot in low budget studio somewhere where the lighting and audio guys took the day off.

It needs a hefty coating of film grain or something to try and dial the Hollywood-ness out of it.

Having just watched the making of Oppenheimer and seeing the lengths Christopher Nolan went to to film 'in camera' and be accurate to the source material available I think it's time Spielberg and Hanks hang up their directing gloves. Embarrassing tbh.

Didn't know what to expect going into this, I love great movies, thoughtful movies, realistic movies, movies with something that stays with you, effects you emotionally or just takes you away to a different place, movies where the characters are the depth, and not the cgi.

This was all of that and more, I feel I know these people, I felt like I was these people, I felt everything they felt. The ending was perfect and emotional and everything it needed to be. No Hollywood endings here. Just real life and the highs and lows of love and friends.

Superbly shot, superbly acted, superbly directed and superbly written. This was a 2023 top 3 for me and will stay with me.