tommack-73769
The Last Panthers is one of the best series to air on Sky in 2015. The story follows many well respected British/French/Serbian actors and should be well received by audiences outside the UK & US as well as. I think a lot of credit needs to be given to production companies which embrace multi-lingual scripts, instead of re-creating the same concept storyline which seems to be happening as of a recent years. This is not a film for people who do not enjoy subtitles. But I personally believe that if a character is from a different country to countries of English speaking languages, it is vital for the conviction of the story for that character to speak in there most 'comfortable' language, as this is what would occur in reality. Additionally it strengthens the acting too. To discredit any film because of this reason is unprofessional and shouldn't be validated as "Professional review".The action in the series is well directed and convincing for the audience. The series does have a lot of 'gritty' moments and harsh realities of how multi-continental gangs could operate, which add to the conviction of the storyline and the attraction of the audience to the series.The script/ storyline of the series is complex, so is for a mature audience. There are a lot of details that can be complicated for the viewer, but the fact that its hard to pick holes in the series storyline is credible to its genre and style as 'well made'.The production value greatly surpasses its actual budget, and for a small British film company it should be applauded as a well produced series. It surprises me that many people are unfavourable to the series's production due to points such as "they all look the same", "too much reading". These I would dismiss as nonsense as in regards to the similarities of actors, when you start to watch a series in full, you learn the faces of the characters and 'who is who', so to judge this as a factor of bad producing on viewing 'one episode' is ridiculous. After watching all the episodes, I would recommend this to many of my piers, as a; "gripping British styled drama, with shocking twists and strong acting from a wide range of international actors"9/10 (creativity and respect for the inventiveness of creating an international drama)Tommack
GUENOT PHILIPPE
I partly agree with the other reviews about this short TV show. I expected a different thing, I admit it. This is not a story about gangsters, that's not a heist feature either; only at the beginning. Yes, I found it overlong and sometimes boring, and also confusing at many times. The editing could have been far better for a perfect following of the whole stuff. It's related to a true story, events that actually occurred a decade ago, and speaking of former soldiers, I should say militia man in ex Yugoslavia, who later became jewelery robbers. So this film also talks about war in Serbia and Bosnia, but no mostly. Tahar Rahim has here a very ambivalent character, whose the ending performance in this tale reminds me the one he had in LES ANARCHISTES.Unexpected ending too. A real dark and downbeat story. Not for all audiences. I guess very few people will love this TV series.
emma-armstrong
The first 6-7 minutes of the show is just a robbery and a chase scene. This scene is well shoot but does not make the show interesting for me. The show could get better after the chase scene but I did not continue watching. A show is not worth my time unless it is able to draw me in fast and get me hooked, or everyone of my friends is watching it, and so far it seems like neither of those are going to be true. I gave this show a 4 because the chase scene was well shoot but I just feel like that was not the way to start a show. Either cut down on the time of the scene so I can get to the plot or give me some plot before showing me the scene so I am already hooked
rabbitmoon
The Last Panthers doesn't quite have the confidence to really deliver on its premise. Everything feels a little flat and unremarkable, particularly Sam Morton who's character feels like a tenth generation photocopy of Sofie Gråbøl's Sarah Lund from similarly toned "The Killing". Ultimately there's not enough emotional engagement with anything in the pilot - I didn't care about any of the characters enough to want the insurance team, the police or the thieves to win. It was more just a bit of intrigue as to how the logistics might play out. Considering the far superior shows out there, its hard to invest my time in a season when the pilot feels as flat as this.