Tedfoldol
everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Twilightfa
Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.
Staci Frederick
Blistering performances.
aguilastina
The main character is always cute... even thought she is an inmate... she is cute... and that is really what makes this series an annoying soup opera.
They are trying to please the conservative audience with light silly romances between the guard and her... the guard is an honest alpha male who wants to rescue her and waits in celibacy her release... so unrealistic.
Other versions of this same prison story did it so much better, such as Capadocia or Wentworth. Because the story is not supposed to go around a stupid love affair with a guard but instead, it should be about an ordinary woman who made a mistake and got into jail where she becomes the badass... And that character transformation is amazingly achieved in the mexican and australian darker versions.
But this spanish story makes me feel that they doesn't want to upset their viewers, for example, they don't want to show her as a full lesbian, she murders people but she is sexually "blocked"... she lies and does illegal stuff but she is innocent, she escapes but her hair and makeup are always impecable... this character fails in complexity and evolution... it's dull.
richetal
riveting from the minute I started watching, and I am not a TV fan, do not do Netflix or telly, I came across a review in a newspaper stating series 2 was starting here on Ch 4 and how good it was; I only really started watching in order to practise my Spanish (using the subtitles to cheat) however from series 1 episode 1 I was hooked. It is compulsive viewing I became addicted and quite antisocial, it is gripping, shocking, at times sensual, brilliantly acted and challenging to watch. Great sound track and some wonderful dark humour. The ending of the final episode of the second series was dreadful and I am not sure how I will last till series 3 starts! I have nothing to compare it with but it is utterly brilliant - if not for the faint hearted.
martindeaugusto
very good and thrilling, really gets you to watch all episodes. It should be seen in the original Spanish format to get the best out of it. I do not want to disclose any spoilers, but it is surprisingly good written and captivates the attention of the viewer until the last minute. It is not only about the life in a prison but also about how the things that happen in life are interlinked and have unexpected consequences leading a normal family into a turmoil of events that puts everything upside down in their life, with the most unexpected consequences for all and each of the involved characters. At some point you may even lose the usual perspective about who are the good guys and who are the real friends inside a prison. Like in life, you must be ready to establish deals for survival with whoever may give you a helping hand in a given moment; friend or enemy.
stephaniepuglieseh
Every time i logged in Netflix, Vis a Vis appeared on the main page but as soon as a read the story line i thought this must be the Spanish version of Orange is the New black but now after watching following the TV show i can say that i was so wrong. I decide to five it a try and was the best decision i could made. Such an interesting story, great cast, with no doubt one of the best Spanish productions.I have to say that the leading characters of both TV shows are alike and as you know both happens inside a prison but besides that there is nothing similar between them which is a good thing a must say. Im not exactly a fan of Orange is the new black, is more kind of a comedy with some drama while Vis a Vis is a thriller, darker than OITNB, this one is full of intrigue, lies, fights, deaths.You all should watch it..
