To be honest, the book was already boring to begin with, and the movie really didn't help. There is so much potential here, but it's executed in such a dull way, you don't even care what happens to anyone. Could have been so much better, I wish it was so much better, but this is the kind of movie you've already forgotten about after finishing it.
This show has been going downhills for seasons, but this fake ID show set up is definitely the worst of all. I'll give it 1 or 2 more eps to see how it goes, but so far this is a big letdown.
I was very hyped for this show, and usually when I'm hyped, I get disappointed. But not this time!
The premise was amazing to begin with, the books is fantastic, one of my favorites from Gaiman, and the creators attached to the show had my hopes very high up. And the first episode managed to live up to it! The atmosphere is great (and I DID love the buckets of fake blood), the casting is spot-on, the story is dark and funny, and mostly weird (but that's why we love Gaiman, don't we all?), and I really can't say a bad word about it. 9 points "only" because I want to save the 10 for the best episode.
This was a very nice movie adaptation of a very amazing book, which succeeded to give back a lot of the source material. Still, I recommend reading the book first, if you have the chance, since - especially near the ending - the movie felt a bit rushed, and it definitely makes this movie more enjoyable if you know all the details.
Either way don't let the synopsis fool you, this one is a very emotional movie with lots of laughter and tears both. Well done, Sweden!
