Cold Courage

... not yet sure about this series... going to take another season to maybe come to a firmer conclusion... ending of this first season was a bit of a letdown after all the buildup... acting was fine.. cameras at times lingering a bit too long, placing undue stress on facial expressions that came off sometimes as odd... nothing though that couldn't be worked out... looking forward to S2.

I lived in Finland for a while, so it got 6 stars instead of 5 just because of the scenes in Finland and the bursts of language in Finnish and Swedish.

The part of London that is the backdrop to the series is one of a poorer area that is partially becoming gentrified, although this is not the theme of the political campaign portrayed which attempts to show a sub-Farage figure whipping up racial tension to try to win a by-election. A shadowy group of justice warriors tries to stop him, along the way performing other good deeds whose resolution coincidentally ties into the main plot, as we see.

It's not a believable scenario by any means and nor are some of the plot devices or the actions and motivations of some of the main characters.

The producers clearly hoped for a second series being commissioned as there are at least four major cliffhangers in the final episode.

It's a series that you can just watch without much concentration. Will I bother with the second series? Unlikely if a vaccine against Corona has been found and we can go out again.

Kind of a british drama where they have tried to give a scandi-noir feel to it. For the most part, it works. Quite enjoyed it and hope they do a season 2. If you enjoy one of the lead actresses, Phila Viitala, you should also check out Karppi/Deadwind.

Story line was excellent but the acting didn't do it justice, Soffia Pekkari as not a good choice for the roll she may have Shakspearine credentials but came across as weak and could not hold the scene. So many comments in the movie about how attractive she was but was far to old for the role, many scenes where she just seams to freeze. The rest of the cast were good but it seem to lack a sense of direction for me, as if they didn't know when to speak or what to say. I will leave it up to you but personally I wouldn't waste my time. the things you watch during Covid 19.

Wasn't impressed with the beginning/opening of the mini-series and stopped watching halfway the 1st episode. Four weeks later, decided to start watching it again from the beginning and persevere and binged right through to the end. It is not too bad and not very good either ... just okay, and I have only three comments: (1) John Simms is completely miscast here (2) they made the police look like fools ... not doing anything! (3) the writers doesn't really seem to know how to end the story ... made it such a way like as if there is going to be a series two? Give me a break :)