Prime Suspect 1
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Movie Reviews of Prime Suspect 1
Movie Review: Prime Suspect 1 - Prime viewing
Summary: 5 Stars
It is hard to remember that 15 years ago this was a groundbreaking portrayal of police procedures and investigations. The issues of sex discrimination and entrenched ideas were very relevant when this was first broadcast. Helen Mirren's portrayal of the ambitious DCI Jane Tennison who gives up so much to be successful drives this very riveting police drama. It's realistic portrait of a murder investigation set the tone for police dramas to come. This is not a glamorous world, but one of petty jealousies, of family bitterness, of hours of mundane work, and the occasional breaks that we now take for granted in a dramatic series.
This should be on anyone's "must have" list, along with the rest of this compelling series. Unlike so many other detectives from England, Jane Tennison is not someone who provides a familiar feeling, the neighbor, the co-worker. Yet her drama is what lifts this production above any contemporary story and can be enjoyed many times without the sense of it being a rerun.
The only problem is that there are only 6 of these remarkable stories to enjoy.
Movie Review: She may not be the Queen but...
Summary: 5 Stars
Helen Mirren's character does not like to be called 'Mum' --"I'm not the bloody Queen." This tongue in cheek irony with her oscar winning role does not bely the fact that she is the queen of the police station, as well as perhaps of acting.
She's beautiful and glowing, so we believe the serial romances. She's tough and unrelenting, and we see her go toe to toe with any man, armed or not. When she goes home to an empty apartment with lean cuisine and a bottle of wine, the audience can palpably feel the loneliness of this character. She's vulnerable and she's professional. This great portrayal is enough reason to watch the show.
However, great writing, incredible ensemble cast and characterizations, and an unswerving commitment to realism have simply ruined nearly all other television and movies for me.
Instead of manipulating the audience, this show truly lets us in to Jane's life, good, bad, lonely, or triumphant. It is some of the best 22 hours I have ever spent.
Movie Review: DCI Jane is my kind of dame . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
DCI Jane Tennison, superbly played by Helen Mirren, is not to be trifled with. Her charging, take-no-prisoners attitude is great fun to watch. She suffers fools poorly . . . or rather they suffer from her. Why do these chauvinists love to pick fights with her? Personally, I'd give her wide berth! Prime Suspect begins the six-part series.
Full disclosure . . . I'm a flag waving, red state kind of guy. My gastritis flairs when I confess the Brits blow us out of the pond in dramatic construction. These dramas are not just good. They're awesome. Each is exquisitely plotted with three dimensional characters(maybe Jane has five dimensions). The action in the squad room has a documentary feel to it.
It is a joy to watch DCI Jane in action; a role made for Helen Mirren. She flirts with you, insults you, kicks you, and always fights for justice. Usually in a multi-part series such as Prime Suspect, I will have a favorite . . .but this is not true here: each is a gem.
Movie Review: Cold. Steely. Ruthless. Ambitious.
Summary: 5 Stars
In a typically understated British fashion, Prime Suspect delivers excellent performances by an edgy, raucous cast of locker-room cops and a steely-eyed, ambitious female Detective Chief Inspector (DCI), Tennison. She is cold and analytical, difficult to warm up to. Yet the plot works as she is pitted against a cadre of wary, cocky, antagonistic, young detectives in a race against the clock.
A prostitute has been brutally beaten and killed. Marlow is the prime suspect in the murder investigation. He remains the prime suspect throughout, and the viwer joins th einvestigation team to find other suspects. Undermined from within at every turn, DCI Tennison remains stubbornly resilient and determined to lead her unruly bunch of detectives through the painstaking process of solid detective work to solve this difficult case.
Somehow it all works marvelously well and the viewer is left to hoist a toast to the modern-day Miss Marple, "Here, here!" Quite so.
Movie Review: Helen Mirren's defining role on TV
Summary: 5 Stars
Helen Mirren will probably be forever remembered as Jane Tennison in high-quality drama "Prime Suspects". It is hard not to like her, she is one tough-minded chick, a bit power-hungry maybe but she had to assert herself in the boy's club that is the police force. She is also a multi-dimensional character, she is by no means perfect. The series reminds me a bit of "Wire", arguably the best TV series in the States.Both "Wire" and "Prime Suspects" deal with a complex world we live in, trust me, it is not all about solving crimes. Helen Mirren might be solving a crime on TV, we will probably pay to watch Helen Mirren do anything, shopping, reading a phone book, changing diapers. With her Oscar win she justified herself as one of the best actresses around. The whole series is highly recommended. Yes, British TV offers quality entertainment, probably better than the States.