Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

slither5 First Season was decent but by no means addictive or binge-worthy. Season 2 barely kept my interest and ended up finishing it just to see how ridiculous it would wind up becoming. According to Hollywood, the right are the terrorists and the biggest enemy, basically all evil neo-Nazis. In fact, it's perfectly plausible that the several CIA agents who lean left politically (good guys) might even condone assassination of a right-wing politician. But then it turns out that that right-wing politician was ACTUALLY assassinated by other CIA agents (bad guys) who lean even farther right than the politician. Okay. We get it. Conservatives are evil. Season 2 was a real eye-roller and anyone with half a brain who understands the out-of-touch liberal idiocy of Hollywood could have predicted the outcome.

atoothbrush I quite enjoyed the 1st season. The struggle of spies with their private relationships, their conscience and integrity, their co-workers, the media and public perceptions, all within the murky current era. Berlin was a nice backdrop for it all to play out, but it was about a CIA station that could have been anywhere in the West. 8/10 for the 1st Season from me.Season 2 sadly left most of the the Season 1 dynamic behind for a story about the USA influencing German domestic politics. The political subtext was so overt and so cliché it often broke the immersion for me. 4/10 for the 2nd Season.Both seasons have some good characters and actors making the most of them. I particularly liked Rhys Ifans, Leland Orser, Michelle Forbes, and Richard Jenkins.

bi-azh This text may contain spoilers. As a German viewer I enjoy this show very much. It is great to see the German actors alongside the American and British cast on an even level and it is really enjoyable for us here in Germany to watch both languages alongside (sorry for American viewers who have to read subtitles). This show gets it right mostly, the political topics are burning and yes - the far right movement is a much bigger problem than Islamic terror. American viewers might have a different view on that for all the alt-right propaganda going on but since the last election that moved the far right into the Bundestag the problem is real. In Berlin Station there a many subtle hints and points also to the American political situation that might not be agreeable to the viewers in the country. There are some small details that the writers got wrong f.e. Otto and Josef are no longer names for men in their fifties, the German leader of the alt-right party is Katerina Gerhard which would rather be Katharina in German. But the actress is the girl-friend of our Justice Minister which gives the story some irony. Sometimes the German men have mustaches (which is out-of-fashion here as much as in USA), and the American spy wears a base cap when he is secretly following someone in the streets which would be a big mistake because he would be recognized as American instantly. I like all the acting, specially that of Rhys and of course Richard Armitage who already was a spy in the British show "Spooks" and an undercover agent in "Strike Back". His acting is subdued - according to his role but also with a lot of hold-back-emotion that sometimes shines through. There is much to enjoy here - the scenery is great, it feels authentic and the plot is decent and without any false pathos, just downright realistic. If you enjoyed Nightmanager or Tinker- Taylor-Soldier-Spy this show might be for you.

mathomas-28053 Somebody get Valerie to a good hair salon! If she's supposed to be hot, that hair kills it immediately. Otherwise, great show. Season 2 started off GREAT, episodes 1 and 2 were spectacular. Episode 3 was too talky. We like a little action with our Spionage, and bugging a phone doesn't qualify. Other than that, it's living up to the high standards set in season 1. Keep it up!But get Valerie a good hair stylist.