6 reviews
One of the reasons I decided to become a "prolific" reviewer for the IMDb (aside from the once-a-year thank you notes from the founder, each with no return address) was that I was gob-smacked at how primetime TV had suddenly became (on average) BETTER THAN THEATRICAL RELEASES.
Way back when dinosaurs walked, I was a professional critic (as in, people actually paid me) and I never thought I would see the day when TV quality surpassed big-screen productions.
I was wrong, I admit it, and it is episodes like this that underscore the point.
This episode is so tight it squeaks, barely has one false note or one missed edit or one line of dialog lacking zing, and more suspense than a dozen recent big-name movie releases I could mention.
(CASE IN POINT -- a recent Hollywood release about an ex-Air Marshall on a plane where he knows there is a killer on board, but not who, does not even come close to capturing viewer attention to the degree this episode does.)
Two other notes:
* Jim Caviezel has been kept in reserve for the last few episodes. But unleash him, and his charisma, unshaven or not, still hits the bullseye each time. He owns this episode. And he is re-defining cool.
* in an earlier review I applauded JJ and Nolan for re-thinking "on the fly" a series which was already a hit. This episode shows enormous skill and craft, and continues the notion of taking POI up a notch.
Boy is this great TV
Way back when dinosaurs walked, I was a professional critic (as in, people actually paid me) and I never thought I would see the day when TV quality surpassed big-screen productions.
I was wrong, I admit it, and it is episodes like this that underscore the point.
This episode is so tight it squeaks, barely has one false note or one missed edit or one line of dialog lacking zing, and more suspense than a dozen recent big-name movie releases I could mention.
(CASE IN POINT -- a recent Hollywood release about an ex-Air Marshall on a plane where he knows there is a killer on board, but not who, does not even come close to capturing viewer attention to the degree this episode does.)
Two other notes:
* Jim Caviezel has been kept in reserve for the last few episodes. But unleash him, and his charisma, unshaven or not, still hits the bullseye each time. He owns this episode. And he is re-defining cool.
* in an earlier review I applauded JJ and Nolan for re-thinking "on the fly" a series which was already a hit. This episode shows enormous skill and craft, and continues the notion of taking POI up a notch.
Boy is this great TV
- A_Different_Drummer
- Feb 20, 2015
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Reese, using the alias John Wiley, will fly to Istanbul, Turkey, but his flight is overbooked, and the company attendant changes his flight to Rome in the First Class. Then the flight attendant Holly asks him whether he may switch the seat to let a couple in honeymoon together. Reese has no objection and soon he finds a Federal Marshal unconscious in the toilet. Reese calls Finch and asks he is manipulating his flight to send him to another assignment, but he says that he is not. Reese tells the other Marshal where his partner is, and he is rude with Reese and faints immediately after. Out of the blue, a man comes from the rear of the airplane and injects a needle in the tight of the man in custody. Reese knock the man out and sees his tattoo in the arm with the word Lanceros. Reese sits where the Marshal was and asks Finch who Owen Matthews is since the cartel is trying to kill him. Then Reese protects him from two Mossad agents. Finch tells Reese that several countries are looking for a man named The Sphinx, who created a software in the darknet to sell drugs for a lower price. Soon Reese learns that Owen has developed the software and many agencies are trying to kill him, since they use drug money for supporting their secret activities. Meanwhile, Finch asks Shaw to visit her former colleagues from ISA to know why Owen is relevant for the national security.
"4C" is an entertaining episode of "Person of Interest", with Reese working with Finch again. The plot is funny, with the flight assistant Holly helping Reese to control the situation. Finch is the great hero of the show, landing the huge airplane in the airport using video-game accessories. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "4C"
"4C" is an entertaining episode of "Person of Interest", with Reese working with Finch again. The plot is funny, with the flight assistant Holly helping Reese to control the situation. Finch is the great hero of the show, landing the huge airplane in the airport using video-game accessories. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "4C"
- claudio_carvalho
- Mar 1, 2024
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Seriously. One episode after another I finish it and say "man that was great." This one was funny, massively entertaining, felt like a movie, and ended on a slightly emotional and fulfilling note. 10/10
- ShelbyTMItchell
- Jan 14, 2014
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