Merolliv
I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Helloturia
I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.
Catangro
After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
Keeley Coleman
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
graham coia
OK, so it's not the best thing I've ever seen but it has real charm and wit. The leads are excellent and the stories and dialogue have just enough quirkiness to lift it out of run-of-the-mill.I am not normally a fan of UK shows being remade but I do feel that this would work well redone for an American audience - maybe we Brits just don't do angels too well - too cynical - and Americans would buy into the premise a bit more.I'd love to see it get a 2nd series, so long as it takes the characters somewhere and doesn't simply degenerate into the 'case-of-the-week' that just happens to contain angels!
Sjhm
Where do I begin? Seriously, the idea is a juicy one, lots of potential; the execution deplorable. It's not the cast's fault, and the location is the beautiful city of York, it's the terrible, lifeless, saggy script. It's such a shame. I have to feel that Pharaoh and Graham may have shot their bolt as a writing team. Life On Mars, wonderful. Ashes To Ashes, good, if a little predictable, and the final series somewhat jumped the shark. Bonekickers, an embarrassment both to Archaeology and to Drama. Eternal Law, intriguing premise, badly done. It's almost painful watching Samuel West and Tobias Menzies try to make something of their roles with so little of substance to work with. No surprise there is no second series. A series featuring angels should be magical, uplifting and surprising. This simply isn't.
strmakr
This show is definitely innovative. At first I thought it might be like "Touched By An Angel"....but it's much darker. Seems the angels have an impossible job, and it's interesting to watch them overcome challenges. The "devil" is also well played. I do think the show endings are borrowed from "Boston Legal" but it's fantastic to see those gigantic wings they sprout during those segments! I'm disappointed that the series is over after six episodes! Admittedly I was less than enthusiastic about some of the episodes, because the some of the story lines didn't quite flow well, resulting in confusion on my part. But now that I know it's over, I'm gonna miss seeing it....unless the writers can somehow contrive to "erase" the ending. Remember how they erased an entire season of "Dallas" saying it was all a dream? Encore, encore...and bravo for this drama!
Kathy Warbey
Have watched a few episodes now and think the series is great. People are always saying we do not have any new ideas for dramas and then when one comes along they are over critical, judging by some of the reviews.Even the opening titles are enjoyable. Being a critic does not mean you only have to criticise. Just sit back and enjoy a great series cleverly written with a fantastic cast and excellent acting. The stories about the Court Cases are interesting and involved and the back story about the Lawers is intriguing. To explain the concept to someone who has not seen an episode it may appear bizarre and I watched the first episode just to try it out but I was very pleasantly surprised and it is quickly becoming my favourite series.