Season 1 – Top of the Lake

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Don M Characters were not well developed combined with a snail like plot. Finished it through but not very good. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/19/24 Full Review lawrenceb56 Beautifully shot and some interesting acting, but while I started out really engrossed, I became distracted and bored around episode five and had to bail. It seemed as if every semi interesting situation was rushed through in order to get back to a bathtub scene or a stripping down of the two love interests. I didn't find enough interesting chemistry between these two characters (weak writing in that regard-more than weak acting) to justify how many times the story rushed back to another uncomfortable love scene. This story doesn't need to be told in long, drawn out and boring (some) episodes. I'm a big Jane Campion fan and The Power of the Dog is one of my favorite films of the last few years. But this one too quickly became tiresome. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Gareth v A disturbing, mysterious crime thriller that is well written, directed and acted. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/24/23 Full Review ann c Although the plot is simplistic there are enough interesting characters to keep me watching ... most of the time. I used the fast forward a fair amount to get to the interesting parts, because it really dragged. Though not a great tourism ad for NZ, most of the characters were over-sexed, chauvinistic, dirt-bags or people in desperate situations. So if you're planning your ultimate NZ vacay, you might want to skip this one. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review B C This show is good. Recommend Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/06/22 Full Review william f Quirky, edgy, eccentric -- all the things critics say are true. But it's set in a beautiful New Zealand mountain setting, with a campsite for women needing a retreat called Paradise. The baddy Matt is perhaps a bit too nasty but he's suffering from some indeterminate illness so that might explain it. Some of the scripting is a bit breathless I found: no sooner had one drama happened than the next followed. GJ's a good character - she advises the women at the campsite with ruthless straight talking, but quite impressive! Some lack of realism with Tui's baby: I guess we can forgive that. Maybe a bit clichéed that this backwater community is so corrupt and crime-ridden: murder, child abuse, drug manufacture, rape, you name it... Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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