Damages - Season 1 [2007]
£11.48
Great start but then drops off towards the end... - The central premise of this series is rather weak (ie that a young lawyer is employed by a highly successful law firm just because she knows someone central to a big case) but, as with the first series of 24, the first half of this series is a thrill ride. The makers have used a clever plot device whereby most of the action takes place in retrospect but every now and then the action switches to the present day (filmed in a dark and grainy style) leaving you hungry to see how the characters end up as they do. But, as with the first series of 24, as the series progresses the twists and turns become more and more rediculous and harder and harder to accept until by the very end you really don t care what happens as long as it happens quickly. The writers of the original series of 24 apparently had only written the first few episodes of the series prior to the first episode being screened which is why it fell apart so badly later in the series. Damages has a similar feel and I wonder if the same thing happened here. Instead of keeping the story simple and writing good character led drama with a focussed storyline, the writers have chosen to throw realism out of the window and keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. Unfortunately they went too far and left the viewer caring little for any of the empty characters on screen.If you like 24 then I heartily recomend this. If you don t then I recommend The Wire Series 2.
Hilariously like Rainbow - I bought this on the strength of the great reviews. At first I was dissapointed, but by the third episode we were all roaring with laughter at the low IQs the writers had given the characters. If you watch it and imaginge the characters are from Rainbow (UK childrens TV) you ll see what I mean! Full marks to the actors for trying but I thought the script felt wooden.
Very very addictive - Very complex plot - Think it would have been diffcult to enjoy if I had had to wait a week between each episode. Fantastic acting and so many very dark charactors. The use of broken time lines and fractured story telling is amazing - you think you know the end at the begining but you don t and no matter how many jumps back and foreward in time the director takes you on you are constantly supprised at how the threads come together. Buy it - Open a bottle of wine and get through as many episodes in one go as you can - this is the perfect Lost weekend box set
More twists than a twisty thing - This is a legal drama with superb acting, unpredictable plots, no padding, fantastic theme music. The lead role was just made to measure for Glenn Close and the whole thing keeps you guessing right to the end. No doubt there will be a second series, I just hope this superb standard is maintained. The best thing since the Sopranos and the current price on amazon is such a steal it should be illegal. Don t dither - buy it now.
Well I didn t think it was so great - What a shame I saw this series after watching Series 1 of The Wire. I found it to be a bit shallow, there was not one character that I liked very much and I think it was all a bit from the Desperate Housewives school of tv series.Now I know I am going against the general trend of these reviews by saying that I didn t think it to be very good, but to see on the cover the words The Sopranos with a law degree was to do a great disservice to the Sopranos, surely one of the best series every produced. If you are someone who enjoyed The Wire and The Sopranos, I don t think Damages will do it for you.