ridiculous rating

Good idea lost in the noise

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

You can't go in to Mad Men expecting explosions, action and guns. It's more like a high quality soap driven by the characters and their lives. If you love realism, you'll love Mad Men.

We watched all 7 years of this series within the past couple of weeks (and that includes a couple days with no power after Hurricane Irma). I thoroughly enjoyed it in all aspects- it was very well cast, there was great character and plot development. I enjoyed seeing the changing of styles and the music was also current for the time periods. I was not really aware of Jon Hamm before, but now consider myself a fan of his; he did a really good job as Don Draper. The only negative I have to say is that the end was kind of anti-climactic and not really believable to me. In summary, I am sad that I have finished this 7 year series.

Somewhere on IMDb I saw a list of the most miserable characters of all times I think Betty Draper should be on that list. She is a spoiled child who must have everything be about her Her wanting Sally to continue therapy so that she can vent about her problems to the therapist and then saying "well, if you thinks so "( continued sessions )Firing Carla and saying how it hurt her to do so . She is not happy unless she is admired . Her cruel treatment of Glen because she mistook his adoration of an older woman fo something sinister as she is so very very special . Her smug look when she stands next to Don or Henry and see other women admiring her . Honestly I want to slap her silly. Good job January Jones

Finally finished Mad Men,an outstanding TV show ,it's a 7 season one with 13 episodes each,it's a drama which takes place in the 60s filled with some suspense about advertising in general but contains a lot of relationship clichés,a lot of love scenes, i was really into it and got used so fast to the characters ,i hated some and loved some and was even neutral with some others. Each person in this show has its own flaws and qualities the main character is Don Draper who is a 40 year old handsome and Manly man ,who was raised up in a whore house and clearly he had a bad childhood,once grown up he got the chance to work in an advertising company "sterling cooper" thanks to his talent and intelligence and of course Roger who discovered him. but beside being nearly perfect,he was a damaged man always wanting to escape reality,he loves strangers ,money and the smell of new cars,he loves women,strong and independent ones,he made a lot of mistakes,he broke hearts,he hurt people including his wife Betty whom he cheated on. Don Draper is a complicated man,who doesn't love or cherish himself but in the end he got the chance to really know his true self and be more mature especially after the death of his wife. Jon Hamm is a really talented actor. Now for Peggy one of the principle characters of the show who has a strong personality ,she grew up in an old-fashioned environment and once she got a job in sterling cooper she tried to change herself to fit in,since she felt like she was the only reserved girl in the company,she tried smoking,getting out with men who weren't her type at all but she was ambitious and a little feminist in mind ,she couldn't accept the fact that men always treated women that way,they were always seen as just a body ,cooking and making love. she didn't see herself as one of those women,but in the last seasons she got to know her self better. Elisabeth Moss is one of the best actresses I've ever seen ,her performance in Mad Men was perfect. Peter Campbell as well is a great actor. The last episode was outstanding,except for the Betty part which was a little bit disturbing.