Actuakers
One of my all time favorites.
ChicRawIdol
A brilliant film that helped define a genre
Maleeha Vincent
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
Charles Herold (cherold)
In the hilarious, short-lived sitcom The Grinder, the idea of a TV lawyer deciding to be a real lawyer is played for laughs. This is naturally what you would expect in any series in which an actor decides to be a real-life version of his role. So the first surprise is Carter plays it straight. This actor isn't an egomaniac out of his death; he's a smart guy with some skills.The script of the first episode is an obscene collection of ridiculous coincidences and random incidents stacked up randomly. It makes no real sense. Meanwhile, the tone of the series is shaky and the series can't quite figure out how to keep it's light banter going smoothly while making you care about the characters. The acting is tolerable, but the actors are required to do things like all laugh awkwardly together to indicate camaraderie.It's like someone fed a bunch of cliched detective series into a computer and it spat out this script.Look, I understand that not everything on TV can be good, but it seems reasonable to ask writers to at least attempt to not be bad. But there is an alarming lack of effort put into crafting the show. It's clearly designed to float on charm and banter, but neither is that strong.I can take a certain amount of stupid (I watched the whole first season of Deception, after all), but here the stupidity isn't balanced out with any redeeming features.
sixshooterbob
Okay
I'm a red blooded American retired police officer...and sorry, but I like this show. A light, breezy, entertaining romp with good characters. I've always liked O'Connell. I have the ability to suspend disbelief when it comes to cop shows like this one because it's just fun. The "serious" cop shows just turn me off. I'll continue to watch Carter for a relaxing evening while sipping a quality bourbon....or occasionally a good Canadian whiskey.
agnabeya
It is charming- funny. lighthearted- but is also sweet at heart. I have really enjoyed it- although I really thought I wouldn't enjoy something this light-weight. It is deceptive- it has a solid core of characters as well as the comedy. I love Dot and her husband. I love seeing Canada. I look forward to it each week, now. I hope it will be renewed for a second series.
ldavidson-24352
Watched the first episode, and struggled with it. I found Jerry O'Connell a bit over the top, and couldn't take him seriously, and also couldn't stop comparing it to the excellent Castle. Wasn't sure whether to bother with another episode, but really glad I did.
This isn't a serious crime drama, and if you can get past that it's actually pretty good. It's a little silly, it's a bit light hearted, and it's just good fun. A very easy watch.
