Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

jorek-63808 I enjoyed this, although I did find the lack of historical accuracy irritating at times (the real story is quite exciting too). The characters were interesting however and I can understand why the story line was changed to allow more drama. I am glad too that the women who worked on the project or were there as support also had good parts.It is a real shame a third series was not commissioned - it would have rounded out the story. One thing I really wish I hadn't heard - I cannot think of a single British person who would say "We have no quarrel with the Japs" as one of the characters says after Germany fell (series 2 episode 8). Of course we had a quarrel with them - the Americans were not the only people fighting the Japanese and they were not the only people who suffered terribly at their hands. Change the details of history for the sake of a good story is grand, but continuing myths like this one is hurtful to the veterans of the UK who were fighting in Burma and elsewhere or starving in Japanese death camps.

martinwjordan Buried deep in my Amazon Prime TV I found Manhattan and if it weren't for my morbid fascination with the Cold War I would have passed right over it. Expecting it to be moderately interesting just because of my interest I was blown away to discover that this is a deeply rich and engaging story of the whole Manhattan project taken from a most surprising angle - the effect of the project on the scientists themselves, their families and the army that surrounded them. This is a clever, well written and incredibly engaging take on what could be a very dry topic. I utterly commend the writers of this show for a fantastic and utterly original show and I command you to watch it. If you have Prime, the first series is free. If you don't... find a way to watch it!

Diane Ruth Pure soap opera set in an isolated desert compound and the project to produce an atomic bomb during WWII. More than any television show or motion picture in recent memory, this plays fast and loose with the facts as if they don't matter at all. Fictional characters abound and those characters are drowning in personal problems and outrageous self- examination. Oh, the tortured souls and socially inept geeks that populate this forsaken outpost. Not one of them is in any way interesting, engaging, or likable. Miserable people and their miserable families in a miserable place. Badly directed with some sort of stab at artistry and stiff acting so terrible that it's no wonder few of these actors are even remotely familiar. This is television at its most pretentious, simple- minded, empty-headed, and comatose. Dramas like this make Dynasty look as if Edward Albee, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller were on the writing staff.

Maggie Molloy I love everything about this show. They have such a fantastic crew of actors. The cinematography is exquisite. And the mood of the show accurately depicts the environment these families lived in. As someone who's read loads on the Manhattan Project and specifically on Oppenheimer, I feel the best of this story is yet to come. I find the depiction of Oppenheimer so deep. I just wish to see him more. Such an engaging story demands more of a presence of the one non fictional character represented. And Hickey is amazing. I could watch him and Olivia Williams forever. I can't wait to see them take this into next season and where it goes. Well done, WGN!