Well Deserved Praise

A Disappointing Continuation

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Please bring back Vincent D'Onofrio. He had an amazing character and really made the show. If you bring him back I know that you would run for another 10 - 15 years. His character kept you watching on the edge of your chair. To this day, I stay up until midnight to watch reruns with him and his character. The two of them made a really awesome team. I've tried to watch the episodes since he left the show to make movies and all the other things that he has done. I just can't get interested in the new characters. Please bring his character back to the show. No matter how many reruns I watch, I am still very, very enthralled by the old shows with him and his character in them. I can't get enough of his character and would love to watch some new ones with his character in them.

This is a spin off of the popular TV series 'Law & Order', except it doesn't follow its formula. This show follows NYPD Major Case Squad's Detective Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio) and his partner Alexandra Eames (Kathryn Erbe). The biggest difference is to concentrate on these two detectives. In that way, it is much more reminiscent of police procedural in the past.Vincent D'Onofrio created an uniquely memorable character. Kathryn Erbe provides a great calming presence. Together they have a great watchable chemistry. It lasted 10 seasons.

"Criminal Intent" was my introduction to "Law & Order", and watching reruns of it on TV was what got me to get out my mom's DVDs of the original "Law & Order" and then I was hooked.First of all, the cases are really interesting and the way they are shown makes them even more interesting. They don't do the lawyer bits like they did on "Law & Order", but the stories are always meaty enough to keep your attention just on the investigation for the full hour. They show both points of view, not just the cops investigating but also the criminals while the investigation is going on. Really intriguing and great fun when you have that moment when you figure out what is going on for yourself.An amazing part of "Criminal Intent" is the characters. I'm a very character-based viewer; the people in the show are a big part of whether or not I like it. Goren and Eames are amazing, I just love them, especially Bobby. He is definitely my favourite Law & Order character from all the shows. He is so smart and a really good guy, I just love him. Kudos to Vincent D'Onofrio, he was great in the part. That being said, I still really like the episodes with Chris Noth on them and I think it's really cool the way that Mike from Law & Order came back in the different series. It's interesting to see him as the older, more experienced cop. Of his partners on it my favourite was definitely Falacci, and I was very disappointed that she wasn't on it for longer. I thought she was a great match for Mike.All in all, a great show, lots of fun to watch:)

This show is truly bad , the concept that a cop is also some junior therapist who can somehow read people so well that he can figure out who dun it is very unbelievable . The character and the lines are awful and unrealistic .D'nofrio a average actor can't pull it off but neither could any of the others .When Chris Noth was the lead he didn't have these special instincts that Jeff Goldblum and others were saddled with trying to sell . The Columbo style techniques he tries to use like bringing up supposedly stressful incidents from the suspects past , or tendencies and personality quirks they exhibit to get them to suddenly fall apart and confess are really terrible , its just not realistic or believable or entertaining , how its lasted is a mystery that maybe officer sigmund could solve .