Truly Dreadful Film

Good concept, poorly executed.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

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

This show has been gaining a large following so I have now watched the six episode first season of Save Me and I enjoyed this season of this show. The premise of the show sees a man on the hunt for his estranged daughter that has suddenly gone missing. Lennie James who is best known for playing Morgan on The Walking Dead is the lead on this show and he is fantastic, his character Nelly really carries this how. His character has a lot of charisma to him and you root for him while he goes about this journey, however, his character isn't a completely likeable guy and has plenty of things wrong with him which makes it much more interesting that you root for him on this show. The supporting cast is large but a big character is Susanne Jones as James' ex-wife Claire, similar to James her character has major flaws that do not make her completely likeable but because of her strong performance and the situation you end up rooting for her character too. Another strong performance was that of Stephen Graham whose character goes through a unique journey throughout the show and his character is one of the more interesting aspects of the show. Though, this show does suffer from having too many supporting characters that the show attempts to focus on which I didn't really care about and aren't particularly important to the show. The story is interesting as it focuses on this unique guy trying to find his daughter through any means necessary and you remain intrigued on what twists and turns come next. But there are certain storylines that don't go anywhere and you wonder what was the point of them. Also the ending will be debated by people all day long, in my opinion it was a bit disappointing even though I understood why it was done. The script has some very good dramatic dialogue that sells the seriousness of the situation very well, however, given that serious subject I found some of the humour to be a bit out of place and not fitting very well. The style of the show is very unique and it works for the setting that the show takes place in to make it feel very different to other shows and stand out more. The fact it was six episodes also helped as I feel the flow of the show was easier to follow. Overall I enjoyed Save Me, I don't know if there will be a season 2 but I would recommend giving this show a try as I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Captures the characters seen every day in London well.Subject is a dark matter but relevant in the world we live in today.Lennie James shows there is more to his talent than just killing Zombies on the Walking Dead. His character is very charismatic, and well supported by a tense Suranne Jones and the always watchable Stephen Graham.

SPOILER: I did enjoy Lennie James' acting. He could have hogged the screen a bit less, though. I also enjoyed Jones' and Graham's work, too. But this looks too much like a vanity project. The writing is wobbly, and the ending is just deplorable. The term cop-out was invented to describe endings such as this one.

So well done. Nelly and Melon - what great acting. Clever ending - but needs tidying up