Reviews

Terrific acting from all, but it's the 'criminals' that make this.

Andrew Tiernan is superb as a nervy, naive, easily manipulated reforming killer - who as Boyd and the team realise is just someone who reacted to bad situation and made it worse. He's no assassin.

What's good about this, is that Boyd has no interest in putting him back in prison, for breaking his parole, knowing that the jails are already too full.

T. P. McKenna is fascinating as the charming, but creepy, cold and sadistic underworld boss.

But it's Nigel Terry, who gives one of the best 'guest' performances of the series that steals the show (he was also great in an episode of 'Spooks').

A man who simply wants to return to normal having made a horrific wrong term as a youngster - but isn't allowed to by McKenna's vindictive boss.

When I watched it the couple of times previously, the ending seemed overtly dramatic. But now, after the pandemic and given just how mentally vulnerable we are, it seems strikingly relevant in today's world.

A very poignant tale, showing you don't have to be a bad person to do very bad things. Once again repeated viewing of old favourites, always give us a fresh insight!!

Never understood how the Bond of the books ended here.

It's more of a romance plot, than anything else.

Then we have reality totally suspended with the introduction of Jaws. I don't know what's worse - lazily using a name from the then movie of the decade or having a character who would seem OTT in a Marvel movie.

Add the most unmemorable villain and you've got a stinker.

The reviews wrongly criticised what is actually a great film. Then again if you put Russell Crowe, the increasingly watchable Walberg and the always riveting Jeffrey Wright, it's highly likely that it will be at least good

Add arguably Catherine Zeta Jones's best performance since Traffic and it's well worth the watch

Up with the very best. The biggest compliment I can give, is that it wouldn't have been out of place with any of the vintage earlier Columbo episodes.

As ever, its a great plot with great acting and a great tempo

Actually, one of the few episodes which is riveting from start to end

Those criticsising the pace are missing the point. Van Pattens character has spent all her life been similarly understated and it's a relief after the previous over-acting from William Shatner (see 'Fade into Murder')

Just borders on the right side of intrigue for me, mainly thanks to the great acting from all the female leads

Easily the worst of the "first" Columbo and may be the worst in the entire series. Why, us Brits always get portrayed like this by Americans is a mystery to me. Thank goodness the Patrick McNee character in 'Troubled Waters'gets a Brit right

Terrible and has dated badly