Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Special K I've only just discovered this series (seven years after the fact, sigh) and am only on the second episode, but am already wondering why there were only nine episodes in total? Very funny stuff! I'm constantly almost spitting out whatever I'd just sipped, choking with laughter. Lovely dark humour, successfully throwing zaps in every direction. I did read in these reviews that the effervescent Lucy Punch left after the third episode, and her replacement wasn't as interesting, so I might yet be coming back here with a different opinion. Even so, when I see that something as lame, predictable and just not funny, as "The IT Crowd" or "Love" have lasted for almost four times the episodes... Quite pathetic!A quick followup regarding "the replacement"... Not quite sure why Miranda Raison's character, DI Georgina, would be seen as either "uninteresting" or "straight laced", as she doesn't come across as either of those in my opinion. I like her character a lot -- she's genuinely funny and nicely out there, all the while portraying a competent detective in contrast to DI Jack's not so competent anything. She's not an imitation of the DI Kate Bishop character, and nor should she be. Miss DI Kate, but not disappointed by her replacement at all.

binasmc First if all they need to Black list the writers. The main actors not having chemistry in the first place, the dialogue makes it worst. Useless banter and juvenile temper tantrum, makes me want to gouge my eyes. What's the deal where the male characters gets so offended when he gets teased​ he gets a melt down and starts attacking his partner but it's OK for him to belittle everybody? Shows don't succeed if the writer is below par! SMH!

HersiliaS The long gap between the two series does make for a slight chance for its recommissioning, even though I know this is most likely wishful thinking. But I'd really love to see another season of this series, which made me laugh and at the same time watch the story lines with genuine interest, which is a rare combination in detective comedy.The first season is definitely better than the second one, mainly because it's much more irreverent and more politically incorrect, which is one of the series' greatest assets. Also the female character and her story is more interesting with DI Bishop than with DI Dixon; moreover the (intended and perfectly played) absolute lack of chemistry between Jack and Kate is a much better premise than the growing liking between Jack and Georgina. Still, I would definitely enjoy a sequel, possibly with yet another partner for Jack, and with all the crazy humour of the first series.The second season had good crime stories, always with good twists to them, only the grown up and tamed Jack was slightly out of the place (the last episode with the pillow battle with the brother made up for many earlier shortcomings of the character, though). I particularly loved the post-gender episode with the nice David Lodge touch to it, partly because apart from the really good storyline it also showed the former boldness in touching current issues and fashions. It also portrayed the academic life very well, even if ironically, which makes me believe that other episodes were also well researched for small details.As for the actors, I could watch Toby Stephens forever, and I would encourage the producers to let him balance on the border of overdoing a comical character - he can perfectly do it, as he showed in the wonderfully camp Prince John, one of the few redeeming qualities of the otherwise hardly watchable "Robin Hood". Jack Armstrong could use more camp features, too, as the 'mature student' scenes in the academic episode showed.Lucy Punch is certainly a better actress than Miranda Raison, but the latter did better and better from episode to episode, and much as the first ep. of the second season left me with huge doubts about the character's development, she had her moments later and I even ended up liking her. Her 'picky and desperate' single trait made her character less interesting than Kate's troublesome marriage, though, so the actress could not help that.Still, the series has got potential and would certainly benefit from a third season.

per-181 The first "series" of Vexed, the three original episodes, was rather promising, thanks to the comedic talents of Lucy Punch. Her replacement, Miranda Raison, is not nearly as good though. No timing, no pizazz, no nothing. Now it's just the annoyingly stupid male lead and an anorexic woman, completely devoid of charisma. And she drives a "155 bhp car that does 0-60 in 6.6 seconds" – that's sloppy scriptwriting indeed. Last time I looked, the Focus ST was a lot more powerful – but why would such a dreary character have a fun car? And I have yet to see an unreliable classic Merc...The script is full of factual errors of this kind, errors that turn the plot useless. I'll give it one more chance tomorrow, but that's it. Lucy, please come back from Lala-land – your talent is wasted on bad bit parts in silly Hollywood flicks!