Very well executed

One of the best films i have seen

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

The only "spolier' here was the series itself. The only prisoner in this series is the viewer, watching these 6 hours of awful remake hoping for just a glimpse of the original series to show through. It doesn't. OK, maybe it can stand on its own? It doesn't So full of plot holes, inconsistencies, and meaningless nonsense. you wonder why they called it the Prisoner in the first place? Obviously to suck in fans of the original series. Sadly, they did not have Joseph Serf or Paddy Fitz to help write or direct this series! (<- Obscure reference to names used by Patrick McGoohan, may he rest in peace, as writer-director in the original series.) I so wanted this to work, and sadly, it does not.

The original series, "The Prisoner", starred Patrick McGoohan and was, at times, brilliant. In fact the first several episodes might just be the best shows ever written for television. However, the latter episodes made little sense and showed that the writers had run out of ideas. Because of this, it might just be among the most uneven shows ever to appear to television. This is no unevenness to the 2009 mini-series, however...none. Instead of starting off beautifully and slowly fizzling, it started off horrible and dull and remained that way throughout. I know I am not among the minority on this one--as almost every other review absolutely hated this re-imagination of the show by AMC. How it got so far off track might be because it really isn't a remake but a complete reworking--which is sad since the original idea was great. Not worth your time and if they ever get around to releasing the show, don't waste your money. A complete mess and about as interesting as watching bread mold for 360 minutes!

A lot of people seem to dislike the AMC mini-series reboot of "The Prisoner" because it bears so little resemblance to the original British series from the 1960's. While the original series was certainly ground breaking at the time, doing a faithful remake in the 21st century would be silly. The original took place during the cold war and number 6 was a spy. That would be out of place in today's world. Instead, the mini-series has to do with corporate espionage and has more in common with "Inception," or "The Matrix" than it does with the original series.Ian McKellen alone makes this worth watching. He is gleefully evil. Hayley Atwell is a relative newcomer but I think we will be seeing more of her in the future. She has the makings of becoming a full fledged star. James Caviezel is decent but I felt they should have had someone a bit stronger for the lead role. Ruth Wilson is another new discovery. I hope we see more of her in the future.I was kind of disappointed at how the original series had ended. I thought it was too simple. I really like the twist in the final episode of the mini-series. I felt it made a lot more sense in the context of the story.If you are willing to watch "The Prisoner" without the preconceptions of the original series, there is a good chance you will enjoy it.

At first i was skeptical about this, i have seen a bit of the original series and didn't really like it, and the first couple of episodes of the new series i wasn't sure. However, the plot develops -in my opinion- very well, and actually there are some very nice lines in the script. In terms of acting, i don't know where everyone saying they're dreadful is sitting. The show has very little in the way of soundtrack so the acting is not quite as Hollywood-ized with melodramatic orchestral scores, meaning that the entire mood is set by pure acting ability, and i think it sets the mood very well. There are a few imperfections, but its a lot better than a lot of the rubbish on TV.I think its naive to compare this series to the old series, 40 years have passed since then and audiences are completely different. The plot is a little confusing but its stimulating, and confusing plots are good because it challenges your brain, engages, makes you think. Perhaps a lot of the reviewers aren't familiar with this idea.