Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Spike Neil I enjoyed this series (on S1 E7 now), not the best I've ever seen but it keeps the interest going with twists and turns. The only real problem is......Juliette Lewis!! Every time she has a scene my eyes roll back, she really is a bog awful actress (almost as bad as she is a singer) and definitely should not have been cast as a main character in this series (a cameo role as a bar skank would be more fitting for her talents). I will watch it to the end though.

hnt_dnl I think that SECRETS AND LIES (2015-?) had very low expectations going in. I certainly wasn't sure about it. Thankfully, my reservations were alleviated almost immediately! Ironically, my main reservation going into ended up being completely unfounded and that was the casting of Ryan Phillippe in the lead, central role of Ben Crawford. Never one of my favorite actors, I was pleasantly surprised at Phillippe's exceptional, gripping performance in Season 1 of this series! I dare say that it was Phillipe's persuasive portrayal of Ben that kept me tuning in each week.In counter to Phillippe, I was ironically not as engaged by Juliette Lewis as Det. Andrea Cornell, at least not until the end of Season 1 when she was less one-dimensional and the writers gave shades of humanity to her character. In retrospect Lewis was really playing a cold, relentless, emotionless person, and she certainly pulled it off. My only issue was that why for so long into the season did she think that Ben was the ONLY reasonable suspect! 'Secrets and Lies' tells the tale of Ben Crawford (a superb Phillippe), who is the prime suspect in the murder of 5-year old Tom Murphy, the son of Ben's neighbor Jess Murphy (alluring Natalie Martinez). In the opening scene of the series, Ben finds Tom's dead body in the woods during his morning run. Immediately contacting the police, the lead detective on the case is Det. Andrea Cornell (an incredibly stoic Lewis). Cornell pretty much sizes Ben up within minutes and figures him for the killer. Most of the series involves Ben trying to clear his name to counter Cornell continuing to gather mounting evidence against him.Other key characters include Ben's wife Christy (excellently played by Kadee Strickland), Ben's 2 daughters Natalie and Abby (very well played by Indiana Evans and Belle Shouse), and Ben's best friend Dave (played in scene-stealing comic fashion by Dan Fogler). It's really Ben's part of the story that kept me engaged, especially his tumultuous relationship with Christy and his funny BFF relationship with Dave. Also Ben's relationships with his respective daughters was involving, with the older Natalie being more rebellious and the younger Abby clinging to Ben as "Daddy's little girl". Each episode involved Ben, who has no memory of the events of the night of the murder, trying to piece together clues that could simultaneously jog his memory and clear him of Tom's murder. Subplots involve the various neighbors of Ben, including Jess, all who have their own "secrets and lies" and how they could be suspects since they all live in the same neighborhood as Ben. Juliette Lewis' contribution shouldn't go ignored either. Like I said, I just wish we had more shades of her character earlier rather than later, but when the writers really dug into her character's past, that's when I think Cornell became very interesting. And it looks like Season 2 will focus more on Cornell and her personal life, which I'm definitely looking forward to! Again, Phillippe's performance is the real surprise in all of this. He really made me root for Ben and hope that he wasn't the killer in the end. He did a great job of carrying Season 1. This is easily my favorite thing he's ever done and, in my opinion, the best performance of his career. Highly recommended!

cassidyorme what a terrible terrible show.. i could barely get through episode one and didn't finish episode two..i don't know anyone that wants to watch a show where the cops go after someone so blindly, its just stupid.. the characters aren't interesting, the dialogue sucks, and nothing even happens except for exhausting, ridiculously repetitive back and forth with the cops.. i like to watch shows that give me emotions the only emotion i feel with this show is irritation.. and not a good irritation I'm just irritated to death that the the back and forth is so meaningless and boring... ill read how cliff notes but probably won't watch another episode

waynebeau23-1 I was very disappointed in the writing that came up with an absurd conclusion about who killed Tom. I just simply don't/didn't "buy it" for an instant. I was impressed with the performance of Ryan Phillippe who had his work cutout for himself since the writers didn't seem to ever really decide if "he done it" or "he didn't done it". Actually, I got the impression that they were making it up as they went along week-to-week. Sadly, leaving it as they left it makes me rather indifferent as to whether-or-not there will be a second season. I was pleased that they did finally explain the weirdness that was Juliette Lewis and justify what seemed like just bad acting in the early episodes. SECRETS AND LIES did hold my attention but the reveal is preposterous!