Laikals
The greatest movie ever made..!
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Ketrivie
It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
Phillipa
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
Nikki Hensley
It is somewhat soap opera themed but it is a great thrilling, drama. From the first episode I knew it was going to be a good show & I would be a devoted watcher. Obviously it is somewhat based on real life scenarios. A broke man & his wife move to the big oil town & try to be the lucky ones who make millions. As in every case there is a competitor/villain. So nothing comes easy for the new couple. But they keep on fighting for the American dream.It also has the family values, twists & turns. Overall I'm a huge fan & would recommend everyone to check it out. Not every show is for everyone but this is one I think a majority of people will really enjoy. I hope the show continues for many more seasons!!!
SnoopyStyle
Young couple Billy (Chace Crawford) and Cody LeFever (Rebecca Rittenhouse) are trying to cash in on the oil boom in North Dakota with a few washing machines. They crash the truck and lose everything. Billy discovers a deal of a lifetime. With the help of Clifton Lundegren (Barry Corbin), he does a deal with oil tycoon Hap Briggs (Don Johnson) only to be double-crossed and lose it all again. Hap's family includes his equally ruthless trophy wife Darla (Amber Valletta), his black sheep son Wick (Scott Michael Foster) and his golden child Lacey. Jules Jackman (India de Beaufort) is the bar owner at the center of the action. Wick's ill-advised plan to rob his own father goes horribly wrong and sheriff Tip Harrison (Delroy Lindo) investigates.I'm sure this show was developed back when oil prices were high and it was still the wild, wild west. The show is a little late which is normal operations for the traditional networks. It doesn't really matter if they place the show a few years earlier than present day. No matter what, this is a functional nighttime soap opera for the most part until tonight. This was the 5th episode. The order has been reduced to 10 episode. With its anemic ratings, it's highly doubtful to be renewed.I'm willing to go along with some unreasonable stuff in this show but Billy is too hard to take. He's whiny and idiotic. He's annoying as hell which is a bad thing for the lead. In the latest episode, he has blackmail material against Hap. For some reason, his morality keeps him from disrupting Hap's marriage. Every move he makes screams "Idiot". Cody is the nagging nice wife and she's only better by comparison. Her workplace gets robbed and she decides to press the alarm right in front of the robber. The funny thing is that the show would be more dramatic if this lead couple actually does smart things or at least normal things.Don Johnson does exactly what the show needs him to be. He's a cool villain. He's also able to bring multiple dimensions to his character. The son Wick is also a great character. The father son relationship is a Greek tragedy. The Briggs family has real potential. If this show keeps going, it would be advisable to make this the Briggs family show.
ccorral419
Don't know if today's evening TV viewing audience is ready for another "Dallas" or "Dynasty" type show, but here is comes with "Blood & Oil". Don Johnson (Miami Vice) returns to prime time as oil tycoon Hap Briggs, with a family (Amber Valletta, Scott Michael Foster and Miranda Rae Mayo) full of angst and ready for trouble. Johnson also executive producers with others, and luckily he managers to keep out of his own way while on screen. Playing the innocent card, and ripe for "oil creed picking," are the sexy Chase Crawford (Gossip Girl) and his innocence TV wife Rebecca Rittenhouse (Red Band Society). The writing is on the wall regarding the marriage of these families, so get ready for turmoil. As "Blood & Oil" is nighttime drama, the series writers are moving a mile a minute, tossing out and crossing story lines like there is no tomorrow. At this point, the series concept appears plausible. However, many of the sets are too perfect and sometime incorrect (i.e. the hotel Crawford initially stays in appears run down, yet inside the room is extremely large and the bathroom is spa like). For now I'm sticking around to see what happens next in North Dakota.
ashleya-70299
This show is probably one of the stupidest show I have watched Really its to bad for the actors/actress in it(they are not to bad). Everything from how the oil fields are, Terrain, the oil, and so much more is just way off. One thing that seemed somewhat real was the drunk people, we have a lot of that and her getting pregnant in the 1st episode, seems about right. Not a lot to do out here but work, drink, and fool around(if you can find a woman that isn't already tied down, that was a rare commodity for awhile). Just wish they would have done some research before diving into something like this, might have been a decent show if they would have tried a little harder. Why would someone want to put there name behind something like this if it make it to another year I would be very shocked.I will not be recommended this show or watching again.