Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Nayan Gough 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.

Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

sylvia-french I get that this is just a drama on USA, but it really strikes a chord with me. Spoilers ahead! The characters are fraught with flaws all- around, but what really resonated was the authoritarian Uncle and the hippie Mother. The interplay between the values-driven behaviors and perspectives is fascinating. It's the Left versus the Right in microcosm. Is it better to cooperate and be peaceful or to be competitive and to push boundaries? Which is better for the person, which is better for society. Fascinating.I also enjoy the cinematography, the acting, and how the episodes are organized by the perspectives of each of the characters. It gives you insight into others perspectives. Their values. Why is one better or more right than the other?

johnnymike91 While the title (and premise) of the series do come off as comical, The Slap is daring to take Network TV viewers to a place where we question our choices and our way of thinking. One small decision can spiral into a massive event that drastically changes everyone's lives around us. We have no idea what personal issues another person may be dealing with, or how we may affect them. What each episode of this compelling miniseries forces us to do is confront a different controversial issue in today's society, and decide what we believe is right. Some people may argue that these characters are cliché and melodramatic. But the truth is, we all know people exactly like them, and we are guaranteed to confront some of these issues within our own lives. When these events occur, there's no predicting how another person will behave. The Slap is a guidebook to show how we should react, when others don't know how. We need to set the example, to prevent the disasters which happen in this series. Society still has a long way to go. But by watching this series, we may gain some insight into being better people and caring neighbors.This series may not have been as compelling or dramatic as the original, but it did bring a fresh take on an event that brought very different outcomes.

istlotaeveryman This plot is so disturbing that reviews are going to be as much about whether you agree with what the characters did than your opinion of the art itself. So let me start by saying obviously the writing, directing, and acting is superb to trigger such emotions in the viewer. But, now, on to my opinion of the slap itself. The boy swinging the bat was clearly mentally disturbed, quite possible autistic. Slapping a mentally disturbed child accomplishes nothing positive. There were a hundred ways to protect the other children without hitting anyone, including sucking it up, being the adult, and taking a blow yourself then grabbing the bat out of the kid's hands. But, ironically, the brute who slapped the kid did make the most cogent remark in the episode when he stated the obvious, which is that the disturbed kid's parents were unfit to raise a child. It was their job to defuse the situation instead of ignoring it until another adult had to step in for them. But, and I cannot emphasize this too much, all you reviewers who think slapping a mentally disturbed child is appropriate need to seriously seek psychiatric counseling.

Narce The brattily misbehaving child that gets slapped is only the tip of the iceberg in this plethora of inconsiderate, rude, prejudiced and generally unlikeable people.The main character is infatuated by his (too young to legally have a beer) baby sitter, who compounds the problem by showing up to his birthday party - an inappropriate choice in an even more inappropriate relationship. The mother who brings piles of food and comments on how the Jews do it (Dessert? Something in boxes at any rate) so much better, and who converses with her family members in Greek in front of everyone. The friends who raise this abominable child and seem to feel that allowing him to do anything he wants is appropriate lest they stifle his self-expression. The cousin who shows up in a Land Rover and is worried about it being "jacked" in this neighbourhood.There are other, more peripheral characters that I haven't yet come to know in any depth, but somehow I doubt that to know them will lead me to love them.