Class of '76 (2005)

That was an excellent one.

I'll tell you why so serious

Absolutely Fantastic

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Robert Carlyle, yes him of Trainspotting, Full Monty, 28 Weeks Later, (this ten line minimum to get this review printed is a fecking joke for members who, like me, have been members for years)is one of my favourite actors, and he does a decent job in this slow-moving but at times stylish British detective thriller as DI Monroe.Story wise, it's not as good as the best Inspector Morse stories, but it still grips you from beginning to end, some scenes are quite frightening, it's well shot and edited.The script isn't perfect, how many times do they travel back and forth to London? Nevertheless if you see this DVD in your shop to buy or rent, it's worth a look.

STAR RATING: ***** The Works **** Just Misses the Mark *** That Little Bit In Between ** Lagging Behind * The Pits DI Tom Monroe (Robert Carlyle) is investigating a series of mysterious deaths that trace back to his old school mates.This is an inspired, fairly intriguing made for TV film with a plot with twists and turns that mean you really have to pay attention to it. According to the press, Carlyle is sick and tired of the 'soullessness' of Hollywood and is keen to stay over here and make projects with more depth and meaning, so that can only be a good thing. Even though it does feel a little derivative at times of other serial killer films before it (The Silence of the Lambs springs to mind!) in ITV's 50th year, this is a pleasing piece of work indeed. ***

I thought the first episode was quite good, rather slow but the atmosphere created was creepy a touch of supernatural thrown into the mix. I couldn't wait to the see the last episode to see how it all panned out.The second episode was complete rubbish i was so disappointed, normally anything with Robert Carlye in is good viewing. This was utter nonsense i felt cheated that i had wasted 3 hours on this.I kept waiting for something exciting to happen it was all rather dreary. The only good thing in it was Robert Carlye and thats only cos i think he's cute!I wouldn't bother buying the DVD and if anyone buys it me its going straight on Ebay to be flogged

I expected this program to good, or at least entertaining,. as Robert Carlyle fronted the cast, however it turned out to be an incredible let down, not only did the cast not fit together, a middle aged Scotsman and a young cockney- it's just crazy!, but half of the story seemed to be stolen from crime/horror films such as Se7en-The Experienced older police officer and the eager, cockey new cop on the job, Hannibal- The criminal brought to justice by the police officer, in this case Tom Monroe and that bloke in the wheelchair (whatever his name was) and Psycho- The insane person with two personalities. Was anything in this program original? 'Class of '76' wasn't even exciting, Tom Monroe (Carlyle) seemed to spend the whole damn thing driving backwards and forwards to the town where the woman he sleeps with lives, you know who i mean - the lady who turns out to be crazy. The program was a disappointment! Goddamn i'm not going to buy the DVD which was advertised at the end, i found it hard enough watching it once yet alone again and again and again.