Le passager

Got everything you'd hoped never to see again. Rogue female cop teams up with psychiatrist to solve murders based around mythology. The plot appears to have been constructed by writing teams in secure adjacent rooms, putting scribbled notes under the door to be amalgamated at a later date. I confess to watching out of sheer bemusement and by ep4 was looking for anything that made me laugh and there was plenty of it. How the leads got involved in this God only knows but they must have had a giggle themselves at the end of the days shooting. I've watched most of Walter Presents, good bad and indifferent. Philamonia the worst, which I loathed although it had some intent to produce decent television but Le Pasager doesn't bother with that. I didn't loathe it, once I recognised it's comedic value I loved it. The 1 score is because it is truly appalling and reckless tv making and doesn't deserve a 2. Enjoy.

A relatively good thriller, the suspense was not killing me but I did stay on board and followed it thru. What exasperated me, to be franc, was the character of the lead female detective who is totally incoherent for a cop. I really thought portraying the lead woman as a really damaged, unstable woman did not make the story stronger. I found it hard to believe in a trained detective that would disregard her skills and get subdued by her emotions so that her investigation would always end up one step behind. I guess now I've been used to #nordicnoir where female characters are more interesting, complex and less "helpless that needs saving", I'm having a hard time watching and caring for female roles who fall back on the old stereotypes.

A very well respected cast, and the performance of Agogué, with all of her statuesque, gallic nonchalence certainly catches the eye.

Unfortunately, her romance with Anglade's character is not convincing in the least; not on a physical, emotional, or even an intellectual level.

In brief, the story is bold, intriguing and ambitious, but the execution is so burdened by clichés, procedural flaws and gross improbabilities, that it simply fails to pull you in. - 5.8/10.

Just finished episode one and the number of situations that digress from standard practice in real life just kept coming one after the other. If the plot, pace and narrative was a bit more punchy and stimulating they could be forgiven for such artistic licence. But its not, its slow, low grade, and embarrassing to know it was produced by some fellow humans. If it was made by some over enthusiastic students - then that would explain it. And she cuffs the psychiatrist without formally arresting him - that's a rights violation and should not be shown so casually as though their about to have a pornhub sex session. I mean REALLY?

At the outset, this seemed like it might be a thoughtful psychological murder mystery, but it quickly degenerated into a fast-paced action film, with an assassination, SWAT team assault, shootout in a warehouse, or narrow escape in almost every scene. Lots of cliches--omniscient villains, a cop who won't give up despite being held back by her superiors, a genius forensic analyst in the lab. Alas, it all goes too far, and even a psychological thriller shouldn't have this many mental health clinics and disturbed people harboring deep secrets. It's really excessive. Anyone relying on this movie would think that the nation of France consists mainly of leafy retreats for the mentally enfeebled.

I don't regret watching, but perhaps it's just as well that there isn't a season 2.