GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

TheLittleSongbird Now I liked Without a Trace when it first started. It wasn't brilliant, but somehow it kept my attention. But later around the time Rosalyn Sanchez came on the scene, while not as badly as Special Victim's Unit did, it jumped the shark a bit. Without A Trace is slick, with nice photography and interesting locations, while the music is great. The best asset though for me is Anthony LaPaglia, who is excellent as Jack. That said, Without a Trace does have its problems. The story ideas are interesting and are decently written in general, but there is a lot of ponderous pacing in this show. I appreciate it is for character development and atmosphere but there is almost every episode with one scene with nothing happening other than haunting music and reflective facial expressions it does get a bit too much. The show's writing is not exceptional either, not awful granted but it can get uninteresting and repetitive on occasions. I also have to concur about Rosalyn Sanchez, I personally don't think she adds anything to the show, and her character does come across as rather cold and difficult to empathise with. Overall, it was decent, but it is a show of pluses and minuses. 5/10 Bethany Cox

Angelus2 I am not a fan of addict of this show and only caught episodes before leaving for college. But I have to say, the writing is very good and the actors are just as good.What really caught my attention was 'James Marsters' someone who I have loved since Buffy and thought his role as Detective Morris was brilliant. The lead actor Frank Lapaglia is brilliant as the head of this unit and his relentless quest to find the missing and punish the wicked. I love his tough guy attitude and his interrogation skills.Poppy Montgomery is simple beautiful and I captivating.

freebird_35 Roseylyn Sanchez has been an awesome addition to without a trace. She does an excellent job portraying an intelligent strong Latina woman. The cast was predominantly male and another female in the cast brings more story opportunities. The show has gotten a little soapy this year with all the love interests but I still love this show and all the actors involved. The stories are gripping and sometimes heartbreaking. I dvr this show every week so I won't miss an episode. The characters are flawed which makes them all the more human. I wouldn't change a thing hopefully the writing remains consistent and the show will continue several more seasons.

anachain I've come to hate this show--the agents are so over the top and the events are so badly done that to say it stretches reality is greatly beyond an understatement. Malone is off-kilter so much he should be in jail for all the stuff he pulls. The personal drama between the characters detract too much from what's going on. The agents consistently abuse, threaten, and brow-beat suspects, witnesses, and victims that that whole unit should be looking for new jobs...or suspension at the least. I've stopped watching this show...no originals, no reruns, no more TiVo season pass.I started watching because of Eric Close--I thought this show would give him a chance to truly develop into a top-tier actor, but that just has not happened. LaPaglia is good as Jack Malone, but the overdone maverick behavior of Malone so distracts from the show--greatly so. However, the one actor that truly shines in the show is Marianne Jean-Baptiste as agent Vivian Johnson. She is the only one on the show that acts like an FBI agent with the portrayal of the character's personal side being the most believable.And to the CBS directors and writers, you guys need an FBI technical adviser for more than just a few shows...or fire Mark Llewellyn for doing such a poor job.