Soleil noir

Soleil Noir is a tense and intriguing French series that blends elements of drama, mystery, and crime. It has a dark, gripping atmosphere that keeps you on edge throughout. The storyline unfolds gradually, building suspense with each episode, and the pacing is just right for fans of psychological thrillers. The acting is solid, with characters that feel realistic and emotionally complex. While it may not be widely known, it's a hidden gem for those who enjoy European crime dramas with a moody, cinematic style. I'd rate it around 7.5 out of 10 - definitely worth watching if you're into tense, slow-burning thrillers."

This is your usual French melodrama. It has all the hallmarks of a bad script, bad acting, a lot of shouting and extreme soapiness. The audio is terrible and it is often not possible to even know what language is being spoken. It is amazing that with all modern sound technology available, French soaps like this still have not mastered how to achieve clear dialog as audio. Isabel Adjani tries to offer some semblance of acting but the carpet like wig that she has to wear is too much of a distraction to not laugh out loud. Overall, it's not worth the watch!

This French series, full of soapy plot twists surrounding the death of a family patriarch, is well-shot and it's a very good choice for some hours of escapism, if you like fast-moving crime and mystery stories. (I suggest listening to the original, subtitled.) The suspense is handled well throughout. French film icon Isabelle Adjani is excellent as the cold matriarch, at times adding doses of camp humor. Newcomer Ava Baya holds her own as the lead, Guillaume Goix supplies some male eye candy and the rest of the acting is fine. Despite its sunny summer setting this series sticks to the darkness of the storylines and the characters up to the very end. It's not profound, but neither are most crime and mystery shows.

This series is not good.

The writing is abysmal.

The story it is something between soap opera, rich family issues and a crime mystery and it fails in everything.

Character's actions do not make any sense and the fact we barely know anything about them doesn't help either.

The mystery is stupid, the plot is confusing and nothing is well executed.

I got who was the murderer almost immediately (verified by reading spoilers) and I have the feeling none of the viewers was shocked with the revelation.

Acting is not good either, even if most of the cast is stellar. But can you blame the actors when they had to perform with such a weak material? It was quite embarrassing watching Adjani trying to seriously say such stupid lines. I hope the salary was worth it.

I stopped watching in the middle of episode 3. I could not care less about these people.

I do not even recommend it for summer light watching.

Just do not bother.

These French series from South of France offered some wonderful views. The landscapes were perfect to set up one of the most brutal family tragedy I have ever seen before on Netflix. Alright, there were one or two opened questions at the end but if you can look away it works as an intriguing thriller guessing during all the episodes who the real murder is. Especially the last three episodes blew me away discovering other surprising details. The boy delivered really a very mature strong performance and his mother too. Congratulations to all of them. 6/10.