Brandywein

Seriously, this movie is like playing Far Cry (specifically 3, because it's a similar south east Asian setting). And I mean that as a compliment. There were so many moments that felt just like the game... Sneaking through the jungle... sliding off the terrain when it gets too steep... checking out the enemy outpost through the visor of your sniper rifle (I just waited for the enemies getting marked)... trying to take them out from afar... oops! That didn't work. Now they discovered me! Reinforcements arrive with bad guys on pickups... They're throwing grenades and shooting RPGs at me! Now it's wild close range shooting until I can escape into the jungle again... Ah, a road. Wait, do I hear a motor? Quickly back into the woods before they see me. Oh no! They have a dog...!

Also we see silent takeouts (press F), special weapons, etc. I'm just missing ziplines, watch towers, skinning animals, and syringes. So either, shooter games are coincidentally the same kind of err... realistic as this movie. Or, the movie was very much inspired by them. Maybe they should have gotten a license. But then again, I don't know how it compares to the official Far Cry movie, because I didn't see it.

Anyway, if you have any idea of what I was talking about, you'll probably enjoy this movie. It is like a Let's Play deluxe : ) Please leave a like in this case, so I know I'm not the only weirdo here. Thanks and always rescue your friends!

Everything that's wrong with Hollywood's ideals of romantic relationships finds a home in this movie. The one true love that appears for no reason (except your own personality disorder, or Susannah's in this case), makes you dependent (in a very glorious way, of course), and is worth waiting and suffering for the rest of your life. Don't take care of yourself, just be a victim of your feelings, the more hurtful, the more truthful. What an ideal to strive for. Sadly, some people get their ideal of love exactly from this kind of delusional movie.

Otherwise the scenery is beautiful, so are the main characters, and acting is also good. For that (and only that) 3 stars.

I loved the serious setting of episode 1 against the dark historical background and was looking forward to a mean thriller, such as Fargo maybe. That's also what I got from the Netflix preview.

However, from episode 2 onwards, Kleo suddenly shows no vulnerability and more and more scenes are not believable any more. So it gets a little bit of an absurd comedy flavor, and let's assume this was intended.

This unexpected turn is wasted potential in my eyes and the only thing that keeps the show from being world class. However, if you accept it, then you can find the show still funny and entertaining, because otherwise it's really well made.

Next time I suggest to make it clear from the beginning what kind of show this is. I vote for dark thriller : )