ramazini Just finished the series and overall I really enjoyed it. Few things bothered me, though, and I am not sure if I was being too picky or just taking a fiction story too seriously, but, for instance, in the episode where John had to memorize TONS of numbers just by glancing at them (writing them down moments later) defied all our knowledge on memory (specially shot term memory). It was like a supernatural ability, even considering the character background as a trained spy/military. Actors made a good job, but few characters were irrelevant. IMO, I dunno why people still insist on female characters playing "the bond girl" role... I think it's high time we abandon this overused formula. Even 007 movies are abandoning (or "relaxing") this recipe. In Quantum of Solace, for instance, there wasn't a proper bond-girl (in the traditional way). Finally, it is always a pleasure to see Hugh Laurie doing new stuff. I just thought they should have made him "less naive" and maybe more sadistic, but I will not go deeper in this point for spoilling reasons. But anyways, it is a good show, much (MUCH) better than most of the crappy series that have been released lately. Greetings from Brazil!

pete36 Former soldier, with the help of MI6, infiltrates arms trader network.OK : this is Tom Hiddleton's show, as he is in almost every scene and constantly in close-up. It looks like he is preparing for the Bond role : every woman falls for him (even some guys...), is supercool, never makes any mistakes, he kills without mercy and in the end wins all. The baddie is your classic Bond villain and even the multicultural MI6 support team reminds you of some recent Bond characters. Only the big chases and the gizmo's are missing (but I guess the TV-budget wouldn't allow those).It is wellmade ofcourse but from a Le Carré novel you would expect so much more. There are no real surprises but the plot somehow keeps you interested. In the end I did feel a bit sorry for Hugh Laurie as the villain, as he made a much more interesting character. If there's some sequel I hope they include him again.

mathmaniac Espionage? Ugh.Who are some of the actors in this strangely titled television series? Some of the most respected: Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie. The script is very well-written, but I say that not having read the book from which the series was adapted, with the same title and written by John Le Carre. I took advantage of free viewing with Amazon Prime. I'm very glad I did because I dislike espionage films or TV and would have passed this one up. There are terrific espionage films and TV and I always end up enjoying them - anything by Tom Clancy, for example. 'The Night Manager' was not an exception. The plot is so nicely laid out, the environment of a hotel seems to be custom-made for drama ('Hotel Babylon' is light entertainment but proves my point. Nothing but story lines in a hotel! The stakes are high - bringing down a well-respected man who is, unknown to the greater world, a criminal. The wonderful thing to me about this production is the opportunity to hear the voices of Laurie and Hiddleston. They speak and you listen. Their voices are like musical instruments.

MSB Reviews Before watching a movie or a TV series, there are some details that I just know they're going to be an excellent major pro for it. When a series like this casts two actors (Hiddleston and Laurie) of this caliber, I instantly knew that their performances would be carrying the entire show. I wasn't wrong, Hiddleston and Laurie have so many amazing scenes, either between them or with other (great) supporting characters, like Olivia Colman (Angela Burr) or Elizabeth Debicki (Jed), but that's not only due to the quality of each of them.If the script isn't great, then it doesn't matter how good the cast is, the show is going to be bad. The writing for The Night Manager is SO smart and captivating. There's barely action sequences throughout the series, so for me to be entertaining and focused on its story, the script has to be nearly perfect ... And it is. Brilliant.It's not that hard. A great script and a top cast make a pretty good TV series on their own, but the story is also really interesting. Everything from the arms dealing's work to Pine's espionage is very well directed, even if my major issue with this show comes within this topic. It's a shame that a script so intelligent has to develop its story through so many exposition scenes. I mean, there's literally an episode where a kid tells Hiddleston's character EVERYTHING he needs to know in order to discover some new stuff about Roper's work. Some of the information, he didn't even ask for it...Another issue that I have with the story, is that all of this starts due to this relationship between Pine and a woman. It's super cheesy and I didn't buy it, not even for a second. I think it's too forced in order to actually have a story (even if it's not the only reason why Pine started his spy work).The Night Manager is still a great miniseries. It has a perfect cast, great characters (even more the supporting ones), very smart and captivating writing, and an interesting plot. Too much exposition scenes and a forced romance bring it down a little, but I binge- watched this show in one day. That's the best compliment I can give it.MSB Reviews - If you like my reviews, please follow my blog :)