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Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

ash-78884 Do we really have to be reminded of how disgusting suburban British life can be. How miserable can one place be? I'm from the West-Country and I really. And why is this entertaining? We watched the first episode most of the way through. I was so depressed and infuriated with the horrible characters. There is not one character that could be the shining light in the hell-hole. I was so miserable that I forgot that I could switch it off. I eventually came around and did so. I read the plot on this site and I am so glad I will see no more of this garbage. Suicide, rape, more drugs and more hateful children as well as the horrid adults. I need a good comedy after this crap.

Diddisnap This was a really good mini-series. It left me wanting to see more and I was very disappointed it was over. I didn't realize when I first started watching it on BBC in the US that it was only a mini-series. I thought it was a regular show, and at first I wondered when the next episode was coming! It's a true drama, and terribly sad in parts, with no feel good happy ending. It showed the realities of the struggles of different people. There is no sugar coating. With all this, why even bother watching it ? Because its so well done. It's as simple as that. It has a story that draws you in, characters that connect, and very good performances.

Pete Hand This series made me want to weep - at the senseless waste of acting talent and script material. For this is not a TV dramatization of "The Casual Vacancy" by J. K. Rowling. It's a TV dramatization of the Reader's Digest Condensed Version of The Casual Vacancy. What's more, it appears that slashing it down from a full series to a 3 part synopsis was done after filming already started, probably by the director tearing pages out on the set, rather than by intelligent script writers. How else to explain the presence of all the characters from the book, yet no role - not even dialog - for some of them? How else to explain all the setups in Episode 1 that are just left hanging with no follow-up? What does remain is excellent, completely capturing Rowling's characterizations and the petty snobbery of English village life, but the ruthless editing leaves too much out and too many loose ends. There's no exploration of the interaction between children and parents that is core to the book. There's no hint of who is behind the "ghost", a major plot device. Sukhvinder, who has a life-changing experience in the original, is literally seen but not heard. There's no resolution for the dysfunctional Price family. I don't know why the scriptwriters even bothered telling us Gaia's name, since she's reduced to a walk-on extra.What's left, basically, is an excellent performance from Michael Gambon and Julia McKenzie as the Mollisons. It's worth watching just for that. But that's the tragedy of this series - these are the canonical Morrisons, nobody will ever do it better. And that means the series will never be remade, and the full story will never be told.

Brigitta Falcini Fantastic look into human nature and the way we British are with one another. Living in a rural town myself I have met a few people like those in this mini-series.I would thoroughly recommend this to everyone. The story is originally by J.K. Rowling so of course it's going to be brilliant. She once again blew me away with her detailed and thrilling story. The BBC did a fantastic job with adapting it too. Really well written. And they had an incredible cast from Michael Gambon to Keeley Hawkes (a particular favourite of mine). What nailed it for me was the ending. A true look into how unlucky you can be (or how lucky) and to know who your real friends are. Moreover, the little things can create a domino effect and become bigger than you thought. I was in emotional shock in the end. I love it when a film or TV series is SO good that I don't see it coming. Now stop reading this and go watch it!