Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

taylorjan-63962 Wonderful but I wouldn't agree with another review that it warrants us paying this outdated BBC licence fee. Compulsory for UK residents who own a TV. If you don't pay then it's a whopping fine or, believe this, jail! The book was fantastic and this TV adaptation is absolutely brilliant. I love the actors playing Strange and Norrell, especially Strange, such a comic character initially. There are some great special effects and witty moments. I recorded it when it was first aired 2015, and watched it recently. Loved it, but as for the BBC fee......it has to be scrapped.

dyh-00097 This is one of the best series I have seen in a long time. The acting is fantastic. The special effects believable. The storyline captured and held my attention from beginning to end. And, I can watch it with my family. No sex, nudity, swearing or graphic violence. Lately, it seems many of the interesting shows that have good story lines are rated MA with so many explicit scenes that I end up fast forwarding through 1/3 of the show. I am glad to see that a well- written, well-acted series can stand on its own merits without relying on the MA rating to get people's interest. I also like how they ended the season. It could stand on it's own if it ended there leaving the viewer satisfied with how it wrapped up. However, it left an opening for a second season that leaves me interested to see what happens. I can't wait to see it. I watched all of season 1 on Netflix. Well done BBC.

polygnotus I give this one high marks in every category.The story was fun, intriguing, and intelligent. The screenplay was excellent and well adapted. And the performances were all pretty much flawless. Well done all.But equally rising to the challenge were the costume designers, set designers and cinematographer.It was a beautiful piece to watch and highly entertaining.Thanks BBC. More like this please.

Jim The plot is simple. The 'academic' magician (Norrell) has large ambitions and little experience. He blunders by summoning an amoral fairy in order to booster his reputation. The fairy does wicked things.Along comes a magician (Jonathan Strange) with little learning but enormous natural talent. He apprentices himself to Norrell and there is tension between the two.What kind of magic will prevail? How will science and magic co-exist? How many people will be victimized by the fairy before Jonathan Strange defeats him? What herculean tasks must Strange perform to retrieve his wife? Production value was very high. A good cast, decent dialogue and story line. In the end, the film was scary, heart rending and a spectacle. I cared for the characters, even flawed Norrell.At the end, the fate of Norrell and Strange are unclear. Sequel?