I gave it a five instead of a one because once the pain in my eyes, ears and brain subsided I was, after all, educated on a subject that I previously knew nothing about. Despite a glowing review by, who I assume must be a relative of hers, the lead actress was not up to the task. I didn't believe her as this character for a second. She may be a fine actor but she is woefully miscast here. I also found the interstitial segments of who I assume were men and women who actually worked in the field a little disconcerting. They, too, didn't seem capable and I wonder if our intelligence community was lacking during this era. It's not a well written show. Maybe the "Intelligence community" thought they should try their hand at writing a TV show and this mess was the result. There was no sign of any experienced writer producers anywhere on the screen. Not compelling, no suspense and poorly directed. Maybe there never was a script. It has the feeling of showing up to set everyday and cobbling something together that imparts just the bones of this terrorist's story. Most glaringly the whole operation ended with a very specific placement of a vehicle on a street and they glossed over it. It was the most interesting part of the story and they absolutely fumbled it. Oh boy, the "actors" playing the team that had to manipulate the position of the vehicle?! Had any one of them ever driven a car before?! What is with the terrible traffic director "helping" the parallel parker? Not only was she useless, we were never let in on who those people were and how that scenario exists in that world! Amateur hour.
Review of Ghosts of Beirut
