- Summary: The reason for the mysterious disappearance of Leanne (Christine Tremarco) is slowly uncovered with glimpses of five days of the search.
- Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense
- Show Type: Ended
- Season 1 premiere date: Jan 23, 2007
- Episode Length: 60
- Air Time: 09:00 PM
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 12
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Mixed: 1 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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91The sheer number of plotlines can be overwhelming, but the images--flowers dropped on the side of the road, a dusty van sliding away--are relentlessly riveting. And the series only gets better from here. [5 Oct 2007, p.66]
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80What's unusually gripping about Five Days is that its tension isn’t derived from depicting the majority of its cast as shifty-eyed suspects, but rather as floundering, flawed human beings unsure of how to move on with their lives.
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80With a calculation of word and image that’s almost elegant, Five Days gives us sociology and anthropology instead of shock and awe.
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60By the end of night one, however, the show grows intriguing, and the second and third episodes are more engrossing. Then episode four begins to drag, and the fifth hour feels like filler until the inevitable reveal, which, alas, isn't equal to the build-up.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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MattN.10This is an excellent show. Very suspenseful and mysterious
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CharlesW.10brilliantly acted and photographed Gripping not like Bourne Ultimatum, but in story-telling and character
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[Anonymous]10Planned to cancel my free month of HBO last week, but had to keep it on for one more week to see the finale!
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