Law of Perdition

I enjoyed this series, but as mentioned by other reviewers, it really would have been better if it had been presented as one 2 hour movie, or even divided into 2 or 3 episodes. Chopping it up into 14 minute episodes made the film story drag much slower than it would have otherwise. That said, my review of the film itself is positive.

The story's ghost was presented in a different way than usually seen in this type of film, and I much preferred this straightforward conversation over the overly strained mystery usually delved into; the mystery of her death and who killed her and why was enough of a mystery without adding to it. It was also perfectly logical that the ghost would seek out a professional detective who was able to see her over an untrained outsider (as so many do)--it helped avoid the whole "I can't believe it" trope, or the old "you're crazy!" stereotype. THe detective may be crazy (and that question is never fully addressed, wink wink), but he's good at what he does. and this actually helps the story not only move forward but keep it fresh.

The acting was decent, though if I remember correctly some of the minor characters were less consistently committed. Facts were presented as the detective learned them, with nothing set forward to deliberately fool or confuse the audience (I like that in a mystery) yet there was indeed a mystery. The solution when exposed makes perfect sense in retrospect. Overall, while not an Oscar winner, it was worth watching--though as I said previously, it would have been better as one full movie or a mini-series rather than such short episodes. I don't know if this was initially a web series, but from the description it appears that they plan on additional seasons. Given this season dates from 2017 there may very well be more to come. I for one look forward to it, but I do hope they read these reviews and take them to heart.

In my opinion, the negative reviews are too harsh. For what I assume to be a low budget series, I found it to be pretty good. I do agree with others that the short length of the episodes is annoying, and they could have been spliced together into a two-part series. All the same, I found it to be worth a watch and hope to see more from the lead actors in the future.

I would have enjoyed this far more if it had been shown in one part, or at least 2 or 3. But to chop it up into 9 episodes of around 15 minutes each made it very difficult to watch. Just as you'd get into the story again the end credits would be rolling and you'd have to watch yet another intro and titles before the story would start again. I got the distinct feeling that the director was doing it this way because it gave him the opportunity to do 8 cliffhanger endings. I'm here to tell him it wasn't worth it and the endings weren't that good anyway.

But do watch it. There is a good story in there despite the obstacles put in the way of enjoying it. I'm rating it a 4, it would have been a 6 if it hadn't been chopped into so many pieces.

This is a very suspenseful and enjoyable series. Well written and acted and I loved the moody feel of the cinematography. It took an episode or two to get going but once it did, I was completely engrossed until the satisfying and no frills conclusion. I would have preferred longer episodes (and less opening credits), and some of the sets and locations indicated that this was a low budget production, but these are small grievances. This is a professionally done and entertaining independent work, I'd love to see what these filmmakers could do with a larger budget.

I laughed at the nasty reviews because I'm sure those people have never tried to film anything let alone make a series. It is not what you are used to seeing on the big networks. That's why I found it refreshing. Good plot, good effects, good acting. Nice job cast and crew!