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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A COMPELLING THRILLER with astonishingly COMPLEX PLOT writing,
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This review is from: The Guilty (DVD)
A complex story of intense intrigue, a killer thriller, and a psychological character masterpiece. The mega-suspense end deserves a writing award for Simon Burke.
First one must overcome seeing Michael Kitchen as antagonist (NOT THE WONDERFUL MR. FOYLE'S WAR HERE.) A ten-year younger Kitchen plays nasty lawyer Steven Vey superbly. In the dialogue Vey admits he's "a devious, immoral, hypocrite." 3 hours later, after the story ends, you will agree with him, even though his ailing mother does not. An adopted ex-con seeking his real dad, his pals, a raped secretary (Caroline Catz-`Doc Martin), & her flat-mate Tanya all get caught up in conspiracy connected to the appointment of Vey as judge. Secrets and the unknown create a woven maze of actions and intents on everyone associated. Who will die or live becomes independent of the group's individuals to control. Masterful complexity of events set into motion due to individual decisions. It all began with a bottle. Quite different, but excellent executed roles, by the pre-`Foyle's War' Kitchen, as well as the pre-`Doc Martin' Catz. "THE GUILTY" proves the depth and diversity of acting ability of this famous pair between 1992-2011. This double feature length, 2-DVD set, will grip and knot every nerve. It is British unrated, but definitely adult (NO KIDS) due to graphic violence, content, 1 breast visual, and it's not your feel-good moral finale. I'm surprised this was not placed into book form--a sure bestseller. SUBTITLES. Some cast filmographies. Disc 2 offers a summary of episode one, in case you can't watch it all in one setting. Unneeded. The intensity will force you to watch it all straight through. Watch this thriller in the AM so you don't have to sleep immediately afterward. The next morning, to recover, watch "Foyles War" or "Doc Martin."
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Preposterous plot twists overshadow strong preformances,
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This review is from: The Guilty (DVD)
The following may, for some, contain spoilers.
The main reason, in my view, for watching this British mini-series is the performance of the reliably-excellent Michael Kitchen, here playing against type as Steven Vey, a successful barrister and a man as arrogant as he is amoral. Though married, Vey has eyes for a young secretary in his office. She is sufficiently flattered by his flirting that the two end up one evening after work at her apartment. Sensing that she has allowed things to go too far, she tries to end their evening together, but Vey is not about to be rebuffed, and he proceeds to force himself on the young woman. Not long after this incident, Vey receives a coveted appointment to the bench. The young woman, wanting some sense of justice but believing that she would have little chance of getting it in court, contacts Vey with an offer: if he resigns his judgeship, she will remain quiet about what he did to her; if he does not, she will go public. The stage is set for a promising drama, which makes what follows all the more disappointing. First, the story shifts from London to Birmingham and to a young petty thief, Eddy Doyle. Doyle learns from his mother that the man he thought was his father is actually his adoptive father, that his biological father is a man by the name of... Steven Vey! Learning this, Doyle is off to London to try to locate Vey. In what follows, the story goes off the rails, at least it did for me, because of the coincidences the writers invoke to intersect the paths of Doyle and Vey and of Doyle and the young lady who was Vey's victim. If you are tolerant of these preposterous twists, then you will probably be as impressed with this mini-series as others here are. The performance of Michael Kitchen makes this worth watching but not, in my opinion, worth owning.
21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A SUSPENSEFUL GEM,
By sabu (u.s.a.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Guilty (DVD)
THE OTHER REVIEWER'S DESCRIPTION OF THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT AS CONCISE AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT REVEALING TOO MUCH, SO I'LL SIMPLY SAY THIS IS A TRULY INTENSE AND GRIPPING DRAMA/THRILLER THAT YOU SHOULD NOT MISS
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