Movie Reviews for The Wire - The Complete Second Season

The Wire - The Complete Second Season

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Movie Reviews of The Wire - The Complete Second Season

Movie Review: Truly great...
Summary: 5 Stars

Each season is not a "season" in the same sense as most series, but a 12-13 hour movie broken up into chunks, with all the complexity and detail of a feature production. First rate acting, writing, plotting, visuals...the best TV show ever.

Movie Review: Just as good as the superb first season
Summary: 5 Stars

I have long thought that some of the best stuff on TV can be found among HBO's Original Series. I'm a big fan of some of HBO's better known dramas including Rome and The Sopranos, as well as of some lighter fare such as The Ali G Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Strangely, I'd barely even heard of The Wire until very recently, when a friend of mine (who generally has very good taste) was raving about it. Up until then, I hadn't given The Wire a chance, which was a mistake. At his suggestion, I purchased Season One on DVD and was quickly hooked. I've recently completed Season Two and I remain very much into the story.

Season 2 of The Wire begins with a new case, with a new focus - the Baltimore ports and union dockworkers smuggling various "product" ashore. This aspect of the story is new, but most of the key characters (including all the significant law enforcement officers and the key members of Barksdale's crew, and of course, Omar) remain, although some have reduced roles. Season Two also introduces a number of new characters, and they're every bit as well crafted and believable as those from Season One.

This is likely not an original opinion, but I think what really sets The Wire apart is its realism. Granted, I'm an upper middle class nerd who's lived a coddled life, so I may not be the best qualified reviewer to comment on the realism of a show about drug dealers in the West Baltimore projects, but to me it achieves realism in a way that many if not most television (as well as big screen) dramas fail. It isn't over dramatized. The cops look and generally act like cops (they don't look like models and they live in crappy apartments, for example). The "bad guys", similarly, look and act like rational participants in "the game" would be expected to. The character development is excellent, and as a viewer I related to (even rooted for) characters on both sides of the law - in fact there are both protagonists and antagonists on both sides.

I'd consider The Wire one of the best dramas in recent memory, and I'd definitely recommend continuing the series if you've already completed (and presumably enjoyed) season one.

As for the ultimate endorsement, will I be continuing the Series? You bet, I'll be ordering Season 3 on Amazon soon after I submit this review.

Movie Review: VERY WELL DONE!!!
Summary: 5 Stars

I PURCHASED SEASON ON 1-3 OF THE WIRE A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE TO SAY JOB WELL DONE. I BECAME ADDICTED TO THE STORY AND ALL OF THE CHARACTERS. THE PLOT IS VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEASON 4 BEING RELEASED. I WON'T COMMENT TO MUCH ON THE PLOT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL ANYTHING FOR FUTURE VIEWERS! I RECOMMEND READING NOVELS BY DONALD GOINES, A LOT MORE STEET AND WAY LESS POLITICS.

Movie Review: The WIRE Second Season outstanding like the rest
Summary: 5 Stars

One of the best series on TV. Runs at least neck and neck, I think better then the Sopranos.

The characters are fascinating and complex. Some of the best story telling and acting I've seen in a long time. The characters personalities are compelling and captivating. You just get hooked.

I was a Soprano's snob. I just felt it was the best thing on TV and safely tucked away in Jersey so I didn't have to think about the crimes affecting my life.

Before I viewed The Wire, I guess I didn't want to be bothered with the whole urban crime thing, especially so close to home. I felt like what on earth could these kids, with pants hanging down to there knees and rap music blasting have to say that's intelligent?

I found that the crime hierarchy is so much like the Sopranos, organized to the point of being genius. I found just like the Sopranos there is a Family like element, but a brutality that is unbelievable.
There are characters you will love but know they are paid to kill. Characters you find ultimately ruthless almost with animal cunning. Then you will find some characters eloquent in there lifestyle and speech.

Among the characters in Season one, a young dealer who lives in a condemned building with about 6 little elementary school kids. He buys food for them and sends them off to school. He's lost with no parents like those kids. The show isn't preachy in any way. It just is.

Also The Wire is about both sides of the coin. The police officers, politics, and lifestyles are just as riveting. Cops that drink too much, have an awful family life, fighting with ex's, or not giving a damn.

The Second Season of The Wire is no exception. It's outstanding.......
I think it's not as popular as the Sopranos because there aren't a lot of big time stars in it although there are local actors and cameos by some well known artists.
Please take a look at this outstanding series; you'll be glad you did.