Great way to start the season. Great storyline, original concept
3 Reviews
Sniper
bevo-136786 October 2020
The internet was down, so free to air was our only option
SansSeraphAsh28 August 2020
The internet was down, so free to air was our only option. Remember enjoying Halifax f.p. back in the 90s, so thought we'd give this a go. The cast are definitely reputable, with Rebecca Gibney joined by Claudia Karvan and Anthony LaPaglia.
The script (for this first episode at least) seems to have been a leftover from the original series, with characters making statements that are more 1996 than 2020 (e.g. "Interview his wife, his priest"). The relationships are weak and without substance. The lazy scripting doesn't stop there with Halifax receiving a threatening note in what seems like a stupid and non-psychopathic way.
In a time when we have amazing Nordic dramas in abundance, I'd hoped that this would be more creative and more considered, and more REAL.
The script (for this first episode at least) seems to have been a leftover from the original series, with characters making statements that are more 1996 than 2020 (e.g. "Interview his wife, his priest"). The relationships are weak and without substance. The lazy scripting doesn't stop there with Halifax receiving a threatening note in what seems like a stupid and non-psychopathic way.
In a time when we have amazing Nordic dramas in abundance, I'd hoped that this would be more creative and more considered, and more REAL.
Halifax is dumb and so are Aussie police
Fargomoviecritic29 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Amazingly poor show! Someone is on the loose shooting people and everyone just keeps going along? Halifax is not intelligent and the police are walking around with no Flak jackets and acting like they won't get shot, WHEN THE KILLER IS TARGETING THE POLICE!! BORING BORING THE ONLY ACTION IS THE SNIPER SHOOTING PEOPLE!
Someone leaves a letter and she throws it away and even when Elvis looks at it he doesn't say "let's get this dusted for finger prints and find out where this came from." No he doesn't do anything!!! What is going on with the director of this show?? Have they never seen a crime show or any actual police stories of how a crime like this is investigated? I can't watch this drivel!! Embarrassing effort! Also you pull into your driveway and leave open your gate and kiss onto pod it? Dumb dumb dumb story line!!!
Someone leaves a letter and she throws it away and even when Elvis looks at it he doesn't say "let's get this dusted for finger prints and find out where this came from." No he doesn't do anything!!! What is going on with the director of this show?? Have they never seen a crime show or any actual police stories of how a crime like this is investigated? I can't watch this drivel!! Embarrassing effort! Also you pull into your driveway and leave open your gate and kiss onto pod it? Dumb dumb dumb story line!!!
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