Reviews

I do not usually watch TV shows which are longer than a couple of episodes as I hate to be tied up but this one really got me stuck. Here in Malta I watch it on Italian TV, two episodes which start at 2.30am and end at 4.30am and still it is all worth it. Forget Lost and Prison Break which have promising starts but then end up boring you to death, Third Watch is a real masterpiece and the characters really get you involved especially Boscorelli and Yokas. This show also gives a touch of reality of what its like to be a police officer in NY and the toll this job can have on one's private life. Well done to all those involved in this masterpiece of a show.

Considering the money shortage they had to work with and that I've seen big budgeted movies which weren't better than this one I decided to give it a five.

There where though some serious goofs that with some minor attention could have been avoided, let's take the first scene for instance. Not even the Incredible Hulk could have had the strength to keep suspended a ten year old girl sitting on a chair just by holding a thin rope she was tied to with only one hand and at the same time chat calmly with one of the Angli. Moutain climbers should hire his services I think. Another blemish, when there was the closeup shot of the rope in question, this (the rope) wasn't straight showing it was being stretched.

Another thing which really annoyed me in this movie was the huge amount of adverts it contained, at times it was more like seeing a two hour shopping-ad rather than a movie.

I will not comment on special effects as these cost money to do which the producers hadn't much. I still hope to see more local productions like this one though cause "practice makes perfect" as the English say. Only by experimenting more will Maltese cinematography improve.