Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie
Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
aawells-202-188009 The "American character" is the main reason I tried this show. Dominic Monaghan is always delightful. If you don't know, he is a Brit. And he is doing a decent job with the NY accent and attitude. His portrayal of a "tough New York cop" is the humor of the show, which is needed in a show like this or it can be terribly dismal. If you have met any guys from New York, this is their general outlook- they are tough because they are from New York, no matter how small they are. I love it. They even bring up the Red Sox vs. Yankees rivalry, which is such a big part of being from Boston (my neck of the woods). The other attitudes about their sports, opinion of guns, so forth, are authentic inside jokes. So I think the nuances of the American character are just lost on an European audience, but a complete delight to us, especially if you realize that the tough New York cop is a hobbit!! So from the sounds of the review from the European viewpoint, it works for both. Watch it!
perkypops The downsides are Dominic Monaghan, a serious miscast and way out of his depth, and the slipping between subtitled Swedish and un-subtitled English which, at times, is barely audible. The upside is a seriously involving mystery about serial killings set against some wonderful Swedish backdrops. It may not be the best detective story you'll ever see but it beats the pants off of most TV fodder these days. And, aside from Mr Monaghan, the acting is excellent across the board with plenty of sub-plot action for those who like such things.Worth a viewing of at least the first two episodes to let it suck you in, which it will do in spades full.
Bene Cumb Last decade has seen dozens of really magnificent and novel creations in the field of crime thrillers, without a single case per episode, but a recurrent case/topic with multiple twists and turns. 100 Code is another fine example of them, well, not up to Bron/Broen or Millennium, but still a thrilling series to follow. The inclusion of an American, wideness of the case and the parallel or subsequent use of both English and Swedish (most Swedes are very good at English) move the events beyond "provincial" mood and environment characteristic to Scandinavian crime from time to time. Nevertheless, the viewers obtain a decent overview of Swedish habits, concepts and nature, plus how all this is perceived by a foreign official.As for performances, I am surprised that some viewers have found them poor; I find them realistic, as catching offenders is neither constant chases in fancy cars and clothing nor issuing witty remarks at each other, it is a hard and crushing job at the expense of family and friends. In my opinion, all the cast is doing well, yet Michael Nyqvist as Mikael Eklund and Dominic Monaghan as Tommy Conley spend more time on screen.All in all, a good series, and the very ending was pleasantly tricky. If you like intensive series where crimes are dealt with in a team, then the one in question is definitely for you as well.
Neil Procter Yet another attempt at matching the heights of The Bridge and The Killing, with that greyed effect film and Swedish countryside. But, these days writers seem to think that the way to succeed is to come up with more and more outrageous plots. This one involves a serial killer (or killers) who buries his victims alive and then digs them up again. Because serial killers are deranged by definition we're supposed to buy this as plausible but it just seems convoluted and absurd to me. I've wondered for a long time why America hires British actors to play Americans. I wondered if it was because they don't think their own actors are any good? But in 100 Code, a British actor (Monaghan) uses the cliché New York American accent and sounds just like someone doing a poor New York accent. It grates every time he speaks and makes it hard to watch the show. I'm a fan of Nyqvist, but so far his character seems underdeveloped and emotionless. When will America start making good dramas for real adult viewers again?
