I am going to watch the second Pilot episode shortly. This first offering gets us a little bit of foundation. We see the prelude to a horrible murder. We are given the fact that the group of international investigators is going to face serious roadblock along the way. That's where Donald Sutherland comes in. We meet Carl Hickman, all full of damage and a hand that doesn't work. I hope it doesn't get too formula. We have a set of superhero types that can combine to solve crimes that are committed across borders. We have a man committed to success, though he is sad and incredibly serious. The first half of the pilot gives us a hook that will seemingly be resolved. Very interesting premise. I hope it works in an adult, sophisticated way.
3 Reviews
Great Except for the Killer
frogs9946 July 2013
I've been looking forward to seeing Crossing Lines, especially when I heard the great Donald Sutherland was one of the major actors. I liked the fact that the pilot was two hours long which gave the viewer a chance to get into the script. I found the pilot to be suspenseful, well written and well acted, that is until the killer was revealed. In my opinion the entire pilot fell apart and was undermined by the inappropriate casting of the killer. The actors in this show was so well cast (no cookie cutter types) that I couldn't believe the stupidity of casting this man as the killer, it ruined the authenticity and suspense of the show, so my 8 stars is for the program itself without the very weak killer.
Terrible Beginning
DragonSusie26 June 2022
We just couldn't get past the thriller-style, too loud, dramatic music, that left us turning the sound up to hear what was being said, then turning the sound down every time the music started. Made it completely unwatchable. We'd gone into it assuming it was a crime drama, and came out of it scarred, without even being able to complete the opening episode.
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