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Five Days
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 23, 2007
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
22 Reviews
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8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
80
92% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
8% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The 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]
This mini holds you in its thrall from beginning to end, and the twists along the way are seemingly endless. A riveting ride, indeed.
I watched with an escalating sense of dread, but still was unprepared for the powerful twists along the way.
Five Days, made by the BBC and HBO, is riveting because it weaves the most familiar milestones of a major homicide investigation--the news conferences, police interrogations and family meltdowns--into a less predictable and intricately layered narrative that averts clichés without diluting the suspense.
While the acting's first rate, it's the mystery that drives Five Days.
The ensemble cast, including David Oyelowo, Edward Woodward ("The Equalizer") and Janet McTeer, is first rate. A winner.
By 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.
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Production Company:
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Home Box Office (HBO)
Initial Release Date: Jan 23, 2007
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Royal Television Society, UK
• 5 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 3 Nominations
