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It's not a bad show but it focuses too much on the soap opera part. It's almost a sin to be straight in this show, which I find funny since everyone pretends to be so open minded about sexuality. Even the journalist (Daniel Molloy) points out that the retelling of the story is embellished to sound more like a fantasy than the actual facts.

All-in-all I still think that this is a much better love story than Twilight :D There are some interesting characters and stories that trace back to the original Book and Movie, but there are some flaws as well that make the show feel like a drag to push through to get to a conclusion. It's also kind of weird that they made the vampire eyes look almost anime.

In terms of acting, the main characters are decent but a lot of the second leads fall off the ladder rather fast.

It's a rather forgettable show but it's ok if you just want to burn some time and have nothing better to do.

I liked the premise of the show and the way the plot was developing. The big issue though is that they played it too safe and they lost a good opportunity to be an amazing show.

What do I mean by that: basically they are trying to build up this intense conspiracy between countries and governments, yet when it comes to them making decisions that show their true colors they just avoid any cruel decisions in most cases. It makes the villains look like casual guys. And when it comes to the protagonists, they can sort all the issues that arrive no matter how inexperienced they are with those situations.

There is no real threat as the plot armor is so thick that it extends to almost everyone in the show. It's like they are afraid to commit to extremes and they just want to dance around the episodes by not actually impacting anything on a grand scale.

Now I might be a harsh critique, but I do admit that a lot of shows have bumpy rides in their first 1-2 seasons and with time they get more experienced and become far more interesting. I think this would have been the case here if it would have been under a different studio that understood its audience better. From the looks of it the series producers had great ideas but most likely were impeded to go with anything too far past PG13.

It is sad that they got canceled because they ended up on a rather nice cliff hanger. If you just want to relax on some decent scifi, then this series is decent enough to keep you watching it all the way.

I personally liked the movie but I can not recommend it due to its major flaws. This movie tried to be a Kafka dialog + Tarovsky type of universe + Equilibrium Movie plot all in one go. On paper it is clever but in practice it does not hold up to what it wants to deliver.

The movie is also too long. By minute 50 you already understand the principle but it keeps dragging on for another 50 minutes reiterating what the first part of the movie already defined.

The part that hurt this movie the most is the poor camera handling and sound design. They simply jumped too fast and didn't allow the other sensory stimulants of the viewer to take in the information at its maximum value.

The plot of the movie infers what is fundamentally wrong with society as a whole and it is presented through the lens of people that can't lie. The acting was decent in that remark and they even had a few big named actors in there, but I feel that they were not used for their full acting potential either.

This movie tried to be too ambitious and the production didn't have a good enough team and possibly time to bring it together as it should have truly been. For the casual viewer this will feel as a bad movie that is very jumbled, while for the intended audience this movie will feel mediocre due to it's shortcomings.