I'm in awe of both the acting and camera work. I can have a hard time watching thrillers if all the director wants to do is shock me. This however has many layers. It's complicated in the way movies and tv-shows are that include any kind of government (aka sooo many names to remember), but it doesn't have a surplus. Each episode is a bit different and seems to have a different undertone, I feel that it keeps it fresh. The actor playing Sam is doing phenomenal work. He has a presence and seems completely unique to any character I've seen on screen before. He has subtleties with how he looks at people or addresses then according to if they matter to him or not or if he's lying. You can tell that so many emotions are crossing his face, but only in snippets. This actor has such an admirable control of his face at all times while filming.
I haven't watched a piece of work with Keira Knightley in it for a long while, but am so pleasantly surprised with how well she's playing. It's clear she works well in the complicated dynamic of the friendship she builds with the character Sam. To me she's also a well-written and complicated person and I feel myself rooting for her. I love their show don't tell, with how bad ass she is and in my opinion they do great work of showing her as a person instead of just "a beautiful woman". Most can probably agree that she's incredibly gorgeous but it's so lovely to see her get a part that is also deep and interesting.
I'm very engrossed in this show already and I'm literally yelling things like "wtf" or "how dare you" when anything happens that would be a surprise to me. I recommend this to anyone who will listen now, but there are some very violent scenes, so it's not for the faint of heart as they show close-ups of people being murdered. Take care of yourself if you are sensitive to these things <3.
