StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Benas Mcloughlin Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

velandiaquijano Yes, what you hear it's true: it's a story about a murder and it has been told a million times. But NEVER like this, let me assure you. This is pure art. This show tells you the details about the story, builts up fantastic characters, and invites you to follow the story in a very slow and fulfilling pace. You know what's going to happen from the first episode, but what they have created here makes you sit down in front of your TV for 8 episodes to see HOW they get there. It's raw, it's real, it's perfectly written and directed, with a cast that blew my mind. It's a true pleasure to see HBO creating shows like this, the only pity here it's that it's a limited series, and I won't get to see any more from them.

Ed-Shullivan This nine (9) part mini series caught Mrs. Shullivan's and my own attention from the get go. We binged watched the series over two consecutive evenings. Dinner, then we binged on the first five episodes and couldn't wait for the next evening to find out if the young man named Nasir 'Naz' Khan (Riz Ahmed) was guilty of the brutal murder of a young woman who was discovered in her bed mutilated. The detective working the case was veteran Detective Dennis Box (Bill Camp) who just retired after making this last arrest of Naz and passing a substantial amount of evidence over to the state crown attorney. The murder suspect Naz whose father was a three way part owner of a licensed cab, Naz had taken his father's cab without permission so that he could get to a party that night, but instead inadvertently and quite innocently met the young women he would have sex with later that night before she was discovered the following morning murdered and badly mutilated in her own bed. Within the first episode we get to meet the ambulance chaser lawyer John Stone played to perfection by John Turturro. It would not be fair to compare John Turturro's performance to the likes of let's say Peter Falk as the sloppily dressed detective Columbo, but let's just say that John Turturro has a really bad skin condition that turns most of his clients off. While Naz sits in Rikers prison awaiting for his trial date to come up, he realizes rather reluctantly that he will not be able to survive in Rikers prison without some protection. An alpha figure in Rikers is a professional boxer named Freddy Knight (played by Michael Kenneth Williams) who likes Naz because Naz is one of a kind according to Freddy.There are a number of other great performances far too many to mention them all in this review. Oh, I digress. The following night Mrs. Shullivan and I had dinner and proceeded to watch the final four episodes. I must say that episodes 6, 7, and 8, were not as strong as the first five episodes, but the final episode reinforced our earlier opinion that the mini series was excellent. The series ended on a high note that I prefer not to write any spoiler. The Night Of cinematography took me back to the earlier 1970's era with films like (1971) The French Connection and (1973) Serpico. Yes the Night Of is in great company and well worth watching.I give the series an 8 out of 10 rating.

edwardlovette This movie gives you a very accurate depiction of the criminal legal system. Some reviewers have criticized the story for being unrealistic and "not real world" in particular as to how the defendant meets the victim. I have to disagree. I thought the story was very believable, what I liked about the story is how they show what happens to the defendant when they are incarcerated pending trial. I am only on episode 3 but I intend to watch the entire series because it is so good.I am very rarely disappointed by HBO productions and this one was no exception.

madfan-97820 This show just grabbed me by the proverbials.....bit slow to start but it reels you in and is addicting.....great acting,story line, production......I can't fault it in the least .....I watched the full series one after the other.....everyone needs to watch this show I just loved it