Law of Perdition "Season One" will follow a detective whose cold cases are returning from the dead as ghosts to help him solve their horrific murders.Law of Perdition "Season One" will follow a detective whose cold cases are returning from the dead as ghosts to help him solve their horrific murders.Law of Perdition "Season One" will follow a detective whose cold cases are returning from the dead as ghosts to help him solve their horrific murders.
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Entertaining bit of low budget fun. Decent murder mystery with some good acting mixed with some bad. Directing tends to come and go in its focus, but it is passable. Give it 6 stars for the story and the good attempt at making a decent movie. A for effort.
I enjoyed this series, but as mentioned by other reviewers, it really would have been better if it had been presented as one 2 hour movie, or even divided into 2 or 3 episodes. Chopping it up into 14 minute episodes made the film story drag much slower than it would have otherwise. That said, my review of the film itself is positive.
The story's ghost was presented in a different way than usually seen in this type of film, and I much preferred this straightforward conversation over the overly strained mystery usually delved into; the mystery of her death and who killed her and why was enough of a mystery without adding to it. It was also perfectly logical that the ghost would seek out a professional detective who was able to see her over an untrained outsider (as so many do)--it helped avoid the whole "I can't believe it" trope, or the old "you're crazy!" stereotype. THe detective may be crazy (and that question is never fully addressed, wink wink), but he's good at what he does. and this actually helps the story not only move forward but keep it fresh.
The acting was decent, though if I remember correctly some of the minor characters were less consistently committed. Facts were presented as the detective learned them, with nothing set forward to deliberately fool or confuse the audience (I like that in a mystery) yet there was indeed a mystery. The solution when exposed makes perfect sense in retrospect. Overall, while not an Oscar winner, it was worth watching--though as I said previously, it would have been better as one full movie or a mini-series rather than such short episodes. I don't know if this was initially a web series, but from the description it appears that they plan on additional seasons. Given this season dates from 2017 there may very well be more to come. I for one look forward to it, but I do hope they read these reviews and take them to heart.
The story's ghost was presented in a different way than usually seen in this type of film, and I much preferred this straightforward conversation over the overly strained mystery usually delved into; the mystery of her death and who killed her and why was enough of a mystery without adding to it. It was also perfectly logical that the ghost would seek out a professional detective who was able to see her over an untrained outsider (as so many do)--it helped avoid the whole "I can't believe it" trope, or the old "you're crazy!" stereotype. THe detective may be crazy (and that question is never fully addressed, wink wink), but he's good at what he does. and this actually helps the story not only move forward but keep it fresh.
The acting was decent, though if I remember correctly some of the minor characters were less consistently committed. Facts were presented as the detective learned them, with nothing set forward to deliberately fool or confuse the audience (I like that in a mystery) yet there was indeed a mystery. The solution when exposed makes perfect sense in retrospect. Overall, while not an Oscar winner, it was worth watching--though as I said previously, it would have been better as one full movie or a mini-series rather than such short episodes. I don't know if this was initially a web series, but from the description it appears that they plan on additional seasons. Given this season dates from 2017 there may very well be more to come. I for one look forward to it, but I do hope they read these reviews and take them to heart.
Once in 2017, and once today, 2019. If there's anything I enjoy more than ghost stories, it's police procedurals. Put the two genres together and I'm there. The two leads are very likable, especially the ghost girl. I'm also a big fan of finding indie projects to check out. I think it's awesome that someone can do a budget show like this and get it out to the whole world via streaming services. Law of Perdition checks a lot of boxes for me.
I would have enjoyed this far more if it had been shown in one part, or at least 2 or 3. But to chop it up into 9 episodes of around 15 minutes each made it very difficult to watch. Just as you'd get into the story again the end credits would be rolling and you'd have to watch yet another intro and titles before the story would start again. I got the distinct feeling that the director was doing it this way because it gave him the opportunity to do 8 cliffhanger endings. I'm here to tell him it wasn't worth it and the endings weren't that good anyway.
But do watch it. There is a good story in there despite the obstacles put in the way of enjoying it. I'm rating it a 4, it would have been a 6 if it hadn't been chopped into so many pieces.
But do watch it. There is a good story in there despite the obstacles put in the way of enjoying it. I'm rating it a 4, it would have been a 6 if it hadn't been chopped into so many pieces.
This is the worst thing I have ever seen committed to film. A 7.1 rating must have come from the film crew, because, otherwise would imply that the reviews are complete fabrications. I'm opting for the second choice, personally.
The acting, writing and sheer incompetence in showing police procedures and policies are so horrible that I could only stomach the first two episodes. The so-called "leaps of logic" are anything but. The only way a cop could have known such things was if he helped write the story or was involved in the production somehow. Oh, wait... He was.
Avoid this like the plague. You have been warned.
The acting, writing and sheer incompetence in showing police procedures and policies are so horrible that I could only stomach the first two episodes. The so-called "leaps of logic" are anything but. The only way a cop could have known such things was if he helped write the story or was involved in the production somehow. Oh, wait... He was.
Avoid this like the plague. You have been warned.
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