UnowPriceless hyped garbage

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Chuck Way I really enjoyed this series. I watched it all at once in the compiled version, it was seem-less, kinda.Hurt tells Sutherland "The boy was only 8...." He just left him shortly after his wife died. the kid in the flashback is like 3-ish.I know I'm being a little critical.The major problem for me is the burn, Sutherland shows Hurt the burn inflicted on him as a child, but literally 45 seconds further it shows hurt's flashback character throwing his wife into an electric range top oven not the gas one "...held his hand over the flame until I burnt him inside and out." but overall it was very good.

Clemens 'The Confession' is a web mini-series, and very mini it is indeed. Whereas the episodes of most conventional series, be they on TV or launched in the Blue Nowhere, last 45 to 60 minutes, in 'The Confession' we come to see 'Chapters' that are no longer than 10 minutes max. I think that this is one of the main strengths of the series; every second of it completely grips your attention and makes you long for more.The storyline and dialogue are equally great. Some of the confession's content proves to be very insightful and thought-provoking, especially when it comes to guilt, forgiveness and choice or free will. Only the major plot twist, revealed in Chapter 8, was too clichéd to me. Certainly one of the script writers could've chosen a more credible ruined relationship between the Confessor and the Priest.The acting is simply superb. Though Sutherland gives a solid performance as a ruthless but suffering assassin who seeks understanding with a priest, the really extraordinary portrayal of this priest comes from John Hurt. His exquisite talent for drama and the transfer of human emotions just explodes from your screen. A rare and unique actor.Reoccurring flashbacks keep the chapters tight. The shift from the confession booth to witnessing a murder just finds the right balance between action and the ever so important dialogue. I should remark though, that the action scenes with Sutherland do not create any extra tension (except for the one with the little black boy), for all of the series is drown in tension. The dialogic scenes in the church contain as much of it as, or maybe even more than the flashbacks. One of only few minor flaws I found was the unoriginal soundtrack. Some choral elements in the in-church sequences are great, but the suspense near the end of each chapter fails to build up so that it be remembered. In fact, the same and clichéd technique of a short crescendo is used over and over again, which left me with little impression regarding the series' accompanying music.I can not yet imagine how this story should evolve for a second and third season, but I do hope cordially that the writers keep their brilliance in addressing the heavy themes that surround redemption and revenge. If they succeed, 'The Confession' could easily become the best drama series we have ever seen. And I do mean ever.

Jamesbgrim Just finished watching all 9 episodes of The Confession. all I can say is that it is probably better than most of the series that stay on year after year, dragging on on the same content and same dialogue, trying to stretch and prolong the very obvious plot lines; this kept you guessing and plunged you into an ocean of thrills, fears and ultimately acceptance, to how life can sometimes be seen. It truly is one of the greatest series, actually, mini series that I've ever had the good fortune to watch.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT- the entire series is only an hour long anyway, but every second of it is hours worth of emotion and depth, every second passed was a moment missed and a moment i wished to see again....not too much time out of the day in order to watch a masterpiece.

mauriceh01 And that was meant as a compliment. Assertive, the fact that nothing, no one will ever change his mind about anything... and when you get on his bad side; you're as good as dead -- quite literally LOL ********** SOME COMMENTS BELOW MAY BE SPOILERS SO CAUTION READING FURTHER IF YOU HAVE NOT YES SEEN 'THE CONFESSION' YET. ************* I have to admit that I was shocked that each episode would last only 5-8 or so minutes each. They should have at least left out the "Previously... on...." for more dialogue, but I guess there was a method to their madness when they put the series together.Each Chapter I watched, as short as they were, really gave me the chills, with both Kiefer and the priest's performance. It was highly believable, yet disturbing on many levels re the conversations that took place, and especially at the end of Chapter 8 when Father revealed his darkest sins and we found out that The Confessor is the son of the Priest after describing how he burned his hand as a kid.The flashback scene with the mother jumping off the balcony after the Priest said to her that she better jump otherwise once he gets his hands on her, she was good as dead. That was disturbing to say the least, with the little Confessor standing and watching as she fell out of the balcony. Kids never forget stuff like that.And as Kiefer's character shows time and time again (even in his "24" days) that when he wants to kill or attempts to kill, he will follow through regardless of the consequences so long as he gets his revenge.But, good for the priest (in a way), The Confessor decided that he had compassion and that he had changed for the better since the childhood days, but by not killing him was a greater punishment than killing him considering that in the future after each killing the Confessor performs, he will let Father know about it, over and over again, and make him feel so guilty with emotional pain and suffering till the day he dies. That's worse than a quick and painless death.And then The Confessor says to father that he must swear to secrecy -- effectively banning him from ever mentioning to anyone, including the police about what kind of person the Confessor has become. He really did have all his bases covered.We'll see if they make another season. The first one went way too fast!!