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Critic Consensus: Less sensationalistic and more provocative than most police procedurals, The Fall is unapologetically sexy with pressure-building tension driven by plausible characters and motifs.
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as Stella Gibson
as Paul Spector
as Sarah Kay
as James Olson
as Rob Breedlove
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Critic Reviews for The Fall: Season 1
All Critics (12) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (0)
The Fall presents voyeurism both as a mode of entertainment and as a transgression, but I am not sure, in the end, that the show is not part of the problem it diagnoses
Anderson is fantastic as an updated version of DI Jane Tennison, Helen Mirren's detective in Prime Suspect : in her head she's the boss but in reality she isn't.
The Fall's intention of revealing the dangerous connection between sex and death isn't only audacious, but also endlessly seductive.
It's not as groundbreaking as Prime Suspect, but a reminder of just how addictive the procedural format can be when it's executed just right.
A fantastically creepy thriller shaped by the heroine's feminism and unapologetic sexuality. Anderson's delivery is sharp as her jaw in a series smarter and richer than most.
This is a work of great art that asks us a profound question in the treatment of murder-why are we watching; what do we want? My only uneasy answer is that I watched all five episodes in one sitting.
Audience Reviews for The Fall: Season 1
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