A Major Disappointment

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Love this series. Are you planning more episodes in the future??? Great actors and the lessons of life are done in such a way as to not seem like lessons. Please make a sequel soon.

I have now watched all 3 seasons of Granite Flats and I was impressed overall. The third series came to a very good climax although I did guess who the "Plummer" was long before he was exposed. Very thought provoking program. Was Lee Harvey Osward programmed to kill President Kennedy? I suppose we'll never know the real story behind that but who knows what dirty dealings went on then and still do to this day. Granite Flats shows the good and bad in all people. Here we have characters who do a lot of stuff they think is for the good of mankind but deep down they regret what they do. Certainly a family type show but the storyline might be too complex for the under tens although I may be underestimating the intelligence of many of them. My main criticism is how the story switches about so much it's often hard to tell what's happening. In between series two and three we learn that Arthur's mother is dead and he is suddenly not very friendly with Timmy and Madeline and we realize how much we have missed because of the huge gap between each season and I wish we could have had more episodes. I was hoping that Arthur would be reunited with his father and I'm not sure there will be another season. Shame if there isn't because there are still a few loose ends. Very enjoyable viewing.

I'm going to give this a 9 because of the sincere effort and class. There were some things that I didn't like, but considering that the language was clean, it promoted positive values, and I could watch it with my family without embarrassment, I feel it deserves a lot of credit. I want to support projects like this wholeheartedly, as there are very few of them around. The dialog was not good. It seems that words were thrown in here and there just because they sounded important or brainy and it seemed forced. The actress who played Madeline was a little hard to take because she showed little emotion and looked and sounded robotic. I feel she was miscast. I also would have loved to see more emotion in Chief Saunders-- he seemed very stiff. I loved Christopher Lloyd, he was amazing and professional as usual, and I'm really glad they were able to get him! I also loved the setting, and the plot wasn't too bad - but a little slow. I liked it enough to stick with it until the end. I hope there will more like this in the future, I strongly support programming that makes family watching it's priority.

I think I gave it more than a fair chance, but maybe it wasn't meant to be watched by adults. Grandkids, forgive me; after all these episodes, you'll have to go it alone. I think the show borders on terrible.Is it the acting? The direction? The writing? The music? Yes!!!The story moves along like molasses in January. And then, the words -- the words the actors speak. Who talks like that? They all sound like robots. I grew up in the '50s and '60s, and I can tell you, neither kids nor adults spoke in such a way -- highly educated or high school dropout. Father Knows Best and Leave It to Beaver are more realistic than this show when it comes to depicting conversation.I'm guessing the actors are doing the best they can, struggling under the load of verbiage. They need some leeway in interpreting their roles. The director and writers must realize this is the 1960's we're talking about (and talking in), not the -- what would it be? -- 1860's or 1760's. (Or maybe the original Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew mysteries of the 1930's. A few more years and the kids will be old enough to go cruise around Granite Flats in their "roadster.") The music, oh so mysterious -- all the time -- to match the cryptic dialogue delivered in such an over-the-top sinister way. Boo! Which points out another problem in the writing. This show badly needs some sustained lighter moments, not just a quick brush of humor.I could go on and on, but then this would be as depressing as the show is with its plot wandering around and around, looking for some merciful ending.