Strictly average movie
It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
View MoreI think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
View MoreThe movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
View MoreThe acting is good. The narration is fine. However, the portrayals of most of the characters in Manhunt bother me a little bit. It seems like only two people-Fitz and Ted-in the whole series are intelligent and everyone else is just foolish, stubborn, and uncooperative. I like dramas that are cleverly directed and executed , and that show both the likeable and unlikeable sides of the characters. And this one is...a little bit mundane...in my opinion. Anyway, it is still a fine series. Watch it and decide whether you like it or not.
View MoreApparently the producers thought that the UNABOM hook would pay off - and the high rating for this series certainly seems to validate their low opinion of viewers' interest in accuracy. From the perspective of someone who knows a fair amount of the real story, this dramatisation is somewhat annoying. In addition, unnecessary drama just makes certain aspects so tedious. In particular, the negativity that was guaranteed any time that agent Stan Cole (Jeremy Bobb) appeared on-screen, and the weak-willed, moping "composite" characterisation of 'Fitz' "I can't work this way!" Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington) made the FBI look like an amateur group of drama-queens and back-stabbers. So, instead, treating this as a fanciful alternative-universe take on the UNABOMBER investigation, it's a fairly mundane FBI profiler flick chopped up and stretched into seven mildly interesting episodes. Some reviewers have been very dismissive or derogatory of unenthusiastic reviews. I understand how they feel, because I see no substance to warrant the high score from the opposite view.
View MoreComing from a background in Criminology and Criminal Psychology, the BAU has always fascinated me. Which also means that I fell in love with the good old Criminal Minds series, and have since been interested in anything relating to this topic, but never have I been as hooked as I am on Manhunt! What an incredible piece of work. Highly recommended for those of you who love intense, well-filmed, detailed episodes, while also catering to those of you with similar interests into this field. Getting to see both sides of the story - Kaczynski and Fitzgerald - gave a complete and interesting picture to what happened. Although I knew the case in detail, I was still kept on the edge of my seat the entire time...in every episode...without fail.Excellent job.
View MoreKeep on keeping on. Trust me, it gets better. This show does a great job displaying two fundamentally important things: 1. illustrating, on a profound level, who the Unabomber is & 2. introducing the man who was the driving heart in the investigation and, with full determination, who knew full well the correct direction with which to approach and solve the caseThe first few episodes, I was not totally sold & still had some reservations about why the rating for this show was so high. But the show continued to get better & better dramatically so. I fully enjoyed watching this show & even went through a plethora of emotions. Well done. Bravo. Good job.
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