Cold Courage

Seems a cheap move filming in the dark so much. When I have to change the settings on my tv just to see it, that's lame. Plus the story is ludicrous, totally far fetched. The phone scene was silly, the game in the bar was dumb, the fact that the detective keeps meeting this lunatic randomly makes no sense and please give it up with the same old political shows. Also-this is London?? If that's true it must be filmed in one neighborhood. Weird show and I wish I hadn't subscribed to AMC just to see this "British crime thriller" which is anything but.

Cold Courage could have been a nice thriller if the writers & producers bothered to keep the story and plots clean and tie the various sub-plots in an arranged and neat way. They didn't do that and as a result we have messy plots and sub-plots all over, contributing only to a sense of dizziness episode after episode.

• (+-) Good acting overall by the cast, especially the British one; though Sofia Pekkari was unremarkable in her role. She was dry, lifeless and feeling old.
• (+) Good filming and cinematography on its own level.
• (+-) Mumbo jumbo plots and sub-plots fighting for the first prize.
• (-) Messy and jumbled English speaking by the Foreigners, especially Pihla Viitala. She spoke well, but in a quiet mumbled way. Maybe the English characters should have learned to speak Finnish and Swedish.
• (-) Too few episodes. Accounting the story, 10-12 episodes in the first season would have been much better.

They counted on a second season to tie the loose ends and bring fresh twists to the story, which unfortunately may never happen. Their biggest mistake was poor planning and counting too much on a green light for a next season.

I found this to be a very difficult watch, i didn't like any of the cast at all and there were just so many plot holes and questions. I couldn't stand Lia at all, one of the most annoying characters in a tv show in a very long time.

... 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.

A sex, crime and political thriller set in London. You expect pomp, ceremony, uplifting views of the famous landmarks, the sense of common decency and fair play and the dry British sense of humour and the great British stiff upper lip seeing you through every situation. If this is what you want or come to expect then this isn't the series for you. John Simm's Farage-esque character seems to be the only British person in London and one of the few aged over 40. There is no humour, no warmth towards the characters, no British intensity and an international cast that only seem to be able to speak English in whispers and can't decide when to speak English or their own tongues to one another. This is an EU production, funded by various tax schemes so they are obviously upset at Britain's departure from the club. Without any British financial assistance, Britain is shown in a negative light with the flag-waving being used to show the Brits to be the bad guys and out of touch. Such a shame that what could have been a good drama allowed politics to get in the way. Slow, plodding and pointless. Should there be a series 2 then at least The Studio won't be in London. Not a bad finish to this Finnish drama though.