Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

kkickham-87832 I guess people don't read. I, for one, have read at least about 2 dozen King books, and the Mr. Mercedes trilogy, was a favorite of mine. The miniseries was quite a bit slower than the book series when it comes to the plot, and the actors were chosen poorly in some cases. The actress playing Holly is not nearly eccentric enough, and neither she, nor Jerome, were largely enough incorporated into the story. Hodges is not Irish, and while I like Mr. Gleeson, he wasn't quite all American retiree that should have been portraying old man Hodges. They even went as far as to incorporate him as an Irishman and use that in the series. I believe he was a bit too crabby and more of a curmudgeon than he should have been. He was supposed to have been cynical, yet soft, especially for Janey, Jerome, and Holly. Jerome, and especially Holly, are key characters in the trilogy, but it's as if they were barely a part of the story. They didn't even get the credit where credit was due, winning bus passes and keys to where city. Holly put Brady into a coma and saved the day.Lastly, the screenwriter and director really butchered this production when they completely changed parts of the plot on the whole, ie the end. I'm not sure why they couldn't have made the ending story take place at the boy band concert, because it comes into play later with the zappits. I can't figure out why Brady stabbed Lou, either, because they were 'friends,' as much as Brady could be, and she plays a large role in the another one of the stories. Why did they change her name from Freddie to Lou, and why did they change Anthony Frobisher's name to Robi? No one called him that in the book. I don't understand why Odell was a golden retriever. I don't recall it being difficult to find an Irish Setter.

ok_english_bt Somebody better say it, Audience Network's 'Mr Mercedes' is at best mediocre, and seeing as they're just about to release the second season I should warn you off it. Plodding drama-thriller that picks up slightly towards the end, unconvincing performances (and lines, David E. Kelley ... or is it Stephen King?) by the leads, horror but spread too thinly over the 10 episodes, the whole thing rang untrue to me. And that's the point really, for good drama you need to believe in the characters and the action. For the sake of TV, couldn't they have compressed it into 5 episodes and made the whole thing a bit slicker and faster-moving?Puzzling to see actors of the calibre of Brendan Gleeson and Mary Louise Parker phoning it in. For horror, they pitched it about right with Harry Treadaway as the creepy Mercedes killer, one of the few that seemed to know what they were doing (Justine Lupe's emotionally unstable Holly a relative of one of the victims was also notable, not enough to save the day though). So, is it just bad writing, direction, acting, editing ... who knows, but unless they raise the bar for the next part of the trilogy, serious disappointments all round I would have thought ...PS Just read another review and they're right, the music was alright at least (although the regular use of T-Bone Burnett's 'It's not too late' created the wrong mood for me) :))

artdog123 Riveting story made even better by superb acting by everyone involved. Highly recommended.

johncarter84 I will confess upfront that I am a lifelong Stephen King Fan ever since I discovered Salem's Lot in the local bookstore in the 70's. In a way that raises my expectations for any adaptation of his work. This I feel nails itfor me Having read the Trilogy, the character of Hodges could have been no one else than Brendon Gleeson The other characters are well chosen and matched my idea of what they would be like. The plot moves very slightly away from the book, as with most adaptations, possibly for visual continuity, maybe economic but whatever reason, for me the changes work. Well done on finally getting an adaptation that i was compelled to binge watch and bring on Season 2