Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

rjbartholomew Can't believe this miniseries didn't get the best ratings ever. Either Brit audiences are drinking too much or it was due to a lousy time slot... hopefully not the decision of some psychotic executive. Crimson is as fine a drama as BBC has ever produced. Hopefully some other network will resurrect it... and the cast and crew can be reassembled. A big raspberry to BBC!Admittedly, the drama here is flamboyant and the tone is mildly but definitely anti-authoritarian. Perhaps 2014 audiences weren't able to handle its antiwar theme what with ISIS reaching its peak. But the plots are so gripping, the acting superb, the realism so real... simply a beautifully made series.

mb-155 God what a lot of cream puff reviews have been published here. I think the Crimson Field drama comprises modern carbon cut out characters. They are not believable. The script produces a WWW/Facebook/Twitter version of the 1914-14 war.I think it is important we look at what people were writing and actually saying back which 'acclaimed' writer Sara Phelps singularly failed to do. Has she read a single book from that era? Sadly you can tell a mile off the woman involved in this modern look at WW1 has been deeply involved in 50 Episodes of EastEnders.Why has the BBC 'modernised' historic dramas instead of using genuinely used phrases and words? We have been writing endless films/dramas since the end of that war and recently the lion's share of BBC dramas have been pretty crappy knock about scripts like this.The way they speak is nothing like and I mean nothing like the way people wrote and spoke during that period. So this modern UK drama is a slap in the face to even the simple use of English of that era. If you want to actually read and hear what they wrote find a way to watch ITV's The Great War: The People's Story. This is way, way better and will move you to tears. Just don't believe they spoke then like the way they do in this drama. Read a few diaries. And to think the BBC has asked Phelps to 'adapt' Agatha Christie. I can't wait.

Gayle Edmond I was not sure what to expect from of drama based on a subject matter that involved at the very least, blood, guts and emotional devastation. The story of war can never be a rosy one. When in truth the subject of personal wartime experiences is often to painful to tell.Sarah Phelps has done a marvelous job. Every episode of the six part series has had me on the edge of my seat. Each episode being as good as the last. The writing never failing. The casting is perfect and the set is a triumphThe story centers around the lives of three lady volunteers in an army field hospital during the first world war. And how the lives of both staff and patients in the hospital inevitably become interwoven. Throughout the series we learn more and more of the back story of these ladies. Yet is does not take away from the topic of the field hospitalAt times leaving the viewer wanting to. Shake, kiss, shout at, cry for or feel desperate for the characters. As the series gathers pace, so does the viewers eagerness to get to know the characters. Resulting in expectations of where you'd like to see the series end. And your hopes and aspirations for the characters. There are several sub plots that keep the viewer gripped.

Mandy_rtidwell730 I posted a version of this review in episode 1 reviews but I have expanded it somewhat as it is also an accurate review of the series and all episodes I have watched thus far.I thoroughly enjoyed the premiere episode of The Crimson Field as well as all subsequent episodes. I am on pins and needles waiting for the season finale to see how many plot points can be wrapped up yet still leave us wanting more. It is an intriguing and refreshing premise to watch a show focused mainly on how women cope with the realities of a front line field hospital in WWI. It is a period deserving of special attention during this centenary year. It is also a period that has become more familiar to general viewers through Downton Abbey(Season 2) and The Crimson Field almost seems a logical progression from some of the events exposed in that drama.I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing the characters of The Crimson Field develop under the deft and expert writing of Sarah Phelps' scripts. The work of the directors, Richard Clark in particular with episodes 3&4, have shown a lot of finesse in crafting an hour of TV that tugs on your heartstrings and effortlessly draw you into the world and the struggles of the inhabitants living and working so close to the front lines.The early promise in the performances of relative newcomers such as Oona Chaplin (Game of Thrones) and Richard Rankin has been more than fulfilled. There is one episode yet to go but I am already convinced that a second season is absolutely required. Viewers will not be ready to leave the world and characters so expertly portrayed after a single season.