Diagonaldi Very well executed

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

MrWeenie It would be nice to have a show that sometimes explores social issues in a constructive way, for young viewers. This show has a character, Tanya, who has prejudices, who generalizes about people of a certain color, but it's not presented as though her stereotyping is wrong. There is no evidence of oppression shown against her in this series, and all of the people closest to her, who she generalizes about behind their backs, seem are completely fair, good and decent to her. I realize her sort of attitude is common and often accepted lately, but if you're going to have it in a show, no matter how common it's become or what direction it comes from, it should be addressed, otherwise you risk offending some of your viewers. So, the writers of this show are recklessly bad, and that's also apparent by the overall lack of quality episodes.

keeray-69-742466 OK - a summary - episode 1 isn't that great but from then one it gets really good. Yes, it's quite dark at times but it's FAR better than how Torchwood started. The cast are very skilled especially the girls in it. There are some important story-lines about family issues that are very well acted. Yes there's a teenage mixed race straight couple and there's a teenage white gay couple. There's a mother who's disabled and issues about parental divorce. Get over it. They're very realistic discussions including romantic feelings (sexuality is regarded as irrelevant) and on religious views.When I saw the episodes of this series I was puzzled by the first one in it. Peter Capaldi's doctor is in the first episode but he's almost like an afterthought.But from then on they get better and better. The acting is very good and the stories are exciting/interesting. I'm a Whovian and my wife's a Trekker/action film fan. We both became MAJOR fans of this series after watching episodes 2 and 3.We both want another series after this one. It can only get better.

s3276169 Class is yet another spin off from the Doctor Who universe. This time around its teen angst in the Time Lords world replete with college romance, issues of friendship and fitting in. I'm well past this stage in my life but my biggest issue with this show, isn't its teen demographic focus. The reality is the sci fi action is far too thin on the ground. The result is a series that feel more like Adrian Mole, with a few not too close encounters thrown in. Unlike Sarah Jane, the excitement is simply absent from Class, leaving a series that might appeal to youngsters on the emotional front but has little more to offer. Five out of ten from me.

Do I Need To? I definitely liked this series despite the amount of negative things I have to say about it.The whole story started very quickly and I felt that over the series, there wasn't enough building of tension to be fully engaging; it was just one thing after the next and I never felt like the characters acted like they were in grave danger. Some of the acting was difficult to believe, like there wasn't enough weight behind it; a disconnect between the character and the actor. I'm not sure if it was over- acted, or if the emotional scenes were just in the wrong places, or perhaps whether it was because of the script that it didn't seem like it didn't allowed the characters to develop and flourish. I didn't like the fact that there were characters introduced (such as April's dad) that didn't really add a lot to the plot. The only thing binding together the whole story line was the Shadow Kin, otherwise each episode felt very self contained. And on the subject of the Shadow Kin. They were not scary or menacing enough. The fact that they make jokes completely takes away from any impact they could have had. The inclusion of the weeping angels at the end was surprising; there having been no reference to them at all. It seemed a bit pointless to have them at the end, when if they had have been included earlier on, that could have been really good. When April and Ram go to the Shadow Kin world, it's like it's the most casual thing. It needed more peril and just came across as very underwhelming. The fact that they made Tanya 14 was just so unbelievable, the actor did not look 14 and the whole character was not one of a 14 year old. I couldn't stand April's mother, her story line didn't add much and she was so patronising to April and Ram. In fact, all of the parents didn't seem to care that their children's lives were in danger and there didn't seem to be much of an attempt to stop them. Ram's personality changed constantly; not liking the rest of them, then liking them, back and forth and his character seemed vague. There was too much focus on football, and again, did not add a lot.In the first episode, my initial reaction was that the theme song seemed completely out of place, sounding very upbeat whereas the series definitely had a dark tone. (Also why wasn't the actor's name who plays Matteusz in the credits at the beginning like the others? he was just as much a part of the series). The detention episode was good in the way that we learn more about that characters (could have come earlier or even served as a first episode) but that they somehow correctly guessed everything about the rock and the fact that it made everyone argue being the main point of conflict was certainly not thought out well enough.Apart from all these negatives, I think Charlie and Matteusz's relationship was very strong throughout and and just felt more real and believable unlike April and Ram's. The diversity of the characters and cast was good. The visual effects on the whole were good, the music fitted really well and the editing was good too. Miss Quill's character in general, and especially her snide and humorous remarks, were enjoyable. I liked April's song in the last episode, that was really lovely.All the way through, I was comparing it to Torchwood whose series 1 was so,so much more hard hitting and engaging than Class. It really drew you in in the first episode, establishing characters fully and built on that really well. Class had a strange combination of really gory and adult scenes, yet quite some young-seeming ones all interspersed with sarcastic quips, some of which were enjoyable. It was like a combination of Doctor Who and all its spin-offs, but I'm still confused where to place it. I am giving it a generous 6. Class was a really good concept, but I think it just fell short.