Alicia I love this movie so much

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

nzpedals There is a terrorist and others intent on destroying the "vulgar" western world. Totally committed, ruthless, anyone who gets in the way gets killed. But on the other side is the various government agencies intent on catching the terrorists, and these ones will actually try to work together instead of their usual practices of keeping everything to themselves and not cooperating.The title could be considered in two ways, 1. is the idea of horizontal and vertical lines that mesh and intersect and interweave - all that happens. 2. Then there is the idea of something like a power supply grid with lines reaching out everywhere - that happens too as the terrorists will go anywhere in the world to achieve their aims, and all the spooks will also go after them.Great acting, writing, production and direction. And something perhaps to be scared of?

Thulemanden After reading the existing user comments I find it rather hard to add 10 lines, but I'll give it a try.After the demise of the cold war it was obvious the movie industry would crack down on international crime and terror is an obvious victim.In the Grid the revered 'special relationship' between the two United realms is drawn to attention.The rivalry between the two nations intelligence organisations is far less than between each country's different services. However the rivalry in the movie does not stand out very clearly and could have been elaborated on with indication of the effect on the available intelligence to the executive decision makers.One thing that stroke and irritated me was the naive character of the American 'first lady'. We see a very immature and young female with no heavy pondus to level the influence the script gives rise to over the heavy guys in the political intelligence environment. Julianna Margulies does not create a believable character and her statements and actions in the meetings seems ludicrous and could only satisfy a female teenager. I see the flaw as a way to entice young females to endorse the movie by getting the traditional power setup look stale and inefficient. It is a cheap measure and too unrealistic to be taken seriously.Also leading the English brigade was another two women in charge of men adding to the suspicion the film caters to a female audience.On the other hand the English female first dame is much more credible and her subtile acting talent soars like the sun over the desert. You instantly get the feeling how well this very, very intelligent agent softly manipulates her partners and how she holds control of the situation. (Jemma Redgrave). Personally I also found her a very attractive women, which does help :-) Likewise excellent stands the English actor Bernard Hill out. The American actors are overall stiff stereotypes.Also performing excellently was the super terrorist and his ability to manipulate his cadres seeps eerily over the screen.Deducting from the overall good experience was the out-of-place romance finishing off the agent relationship. The scene add nothing to the plot except for fulfilling a stereotype scene.Continuity was overall good except for the hairdo in the bed scene of Emily Tuthill, who I once again want to point point out as the highlight of the movie in opposition to several of the former reviews who even found her icy. I can't believe someone wrote that.

Fred M. Hung The script, locations, story, and timeliness (New York City is now yet again on high alert from terrorist threats) are perfect. The cast is competent as well. There are even certain subplots that are great (the sister of the ex-Mujahadeen doctor exhorting her brother AGAINST the taking of a life).Yet when all the elements are placed together, the series falls flat. The execution is horrible. Timing and editing is choppy but the worst is the uninspired musical score.The Grid is worth watching because the plot is so intelligently complex, but be mindful of the glaring flaws. Where Threat Matrix succeeded, the Grid fails. The former was able to take complex stories and condense them into 1 hour vignettes. The latter has a great story, but it just drags.

e_clagerlof We set aside a quiet time to watch the tape of the first show, and just completed the second episode. The photography is wonderful. Most of the actors/characters are multi-dimensional and the story line is quite balanced in developing them. The pace of the show keeps you interested and engaged. I am disappointed, however, that we have yet one more show where 'terrorist' really only means Muslim, or at best, Arab. Last time I looked, there were terrorists from all countries, races, religions and genders. Oh well, another reason to read a good book, listen to music or take a walk on the beach. (The sunsets here are incredible!)