Excellent follow up to a tepid 5th season for “Luther”. Reportedly there will be a second one though no time frame on this right now. well done and excellent.
I watched it yesterday and enjoyed it, though I found much of it over the top. The bad guy was just too evil for my taste. And I didn't believe for a second, that he would last longer than two seconds in a fight with Luther. Spoiler: The Ending and more The ending reminded me of "Marcella". I suppose they will declare him dead now, so they can use him for secret special operations. Looks like Elba will become some kind of Bond now after all. What I found outright strange was that the rescue team arrived with divers already dressed in full gear, so Luther could get pulled from the water in time. How could they have known? What annoyed me was the scene at the beginning where Luther promises the mother, that he would find her son (after she pressured him). Why do detective in films keep doing that, when they can't possibly know if they can keep that promise? Of course, she later blamed him for it, which annoyed me even more.
Season 5 was a pile of crap, a huge disappointment. Glad to hear that this doesn't repeat that mistake.
I’m surprised. It’s well made and is inspired at times. Sure there are some unbelievable elements but you suspend your disbelief and you take your chances.
It was good, but it almost seemed like a version of Luther-lite! The original series was much more hard-core, and for me, Luther worked best when it was a 2-man show, I miss Alice! Woulda made my night to see Ruth Wilson waiting for him in that car!
I will check this out when I have the availability, but nothing will really top the first TV season of Luther.
I actually was glad Alice wasn’t around for this season. I just never believed that relationship as it progressed.
Watched it earlier this week. It was mildly entertaining, but I sort of forgot how schlocky and over the top this show (and now film) can be. I still watch because Idris Elba does a great job with the character, but for me the most interesting stuff from the series was the plot involving Alice Morgan.
The last BBC series was weak. This is in my list to watch. It always amazed me that his superiors could never grasp that his job/mission was to hunt down the 'monsters', not humans as such.
Spoiler That scene where John is talking to Corrine about who she has met recently at about the 1:10 mark ... ... It speaks volumes to Idris' acting chops. This is the most human, vulnerable and emotionally sincere moment I think I've seen from Luther. Idris played to a character in the show. Of course he was amazing and the character was amazingly complex. But I think Idris took it to a next level here. He went from impressive to absolutely top tier with this performance.
Luther was only slightly realistic when it began. Now, he’s unkillable like Bond - it’s like Daniel Craig dour but also Roger Moore era cartoonish.
Compared to the first two Luther series this was a trainwreck of a movie. There were hints of the horrors of the orginals, but Serkis power-actes his way through a movie where Spoiler: Ap he went from a serial-blackmailer to a Bond-villian complete with headquarters and a Secret Society. By that time I had stopped caring about any plot at all. It lasted at least half an hour too long.
