Falcon

Thoroughly excellent and absorbing series of 2 long plays - Falcon is a detective in Seville, Spain, so there is the excitement of "somewhere different". Falcon has issues, with his father and his ex-wife, and the writer very cleverly meshes all of this into a murder mystery in the first story, and takes it even further in the second story. You gradually learn more and more about Falcon and his background as well as about the villains. Fans of the TV series The Musketeers will delight in finding "Aramis" Santiago Cabrera in the important role of the Judge. Santi doesn't have nearly as big a part as the actor of Falcon, but his character is the new lover of Falcon's ex which leads to other conflicts. I can't say I was attracted especially to Falcon or his ex since I bought the series to see "Aramis" no matter what the content, but I was delighted with the purchase after seeing the two fine plays. But whoever you want to see in the way of actors, everything is done extremely well. For myself I wish there'd been much more of Santi Cabrera, but he is not meant to be the star so no point in fretting about that! Slight warning - some grim images at times involved with the means of murders.

I have just finished watching this and found the first two episodes, in what I hope will be an on-going series, fascinating as well as entertaining. In many ways it reminded me of Zen. (Perhaps if Falcon is successful, Zen could be resurrected for a further series. Fingers crossed!) Both series feature British actors in foreign settings, investigating murders and trying to avoid the political machinations that could impact on the outcomes. Personally, I didn't find the acting wooden and I think the lead - Marton Csokas - has a very expressive face and understated acting style which suited the complex and dark role he played. The series is very much character driven and is not the normal police procedural. The English accents didn't bother me at all - we were, after all, watching a British series set in Spain. If the series had been a Spanish production made for the local market I would have been happy with local actors and subtitles even if it was set in the UK. (Don't we all love exotic locations?) I haven't read the books so I can't make comparisons. But I did enjoy the series, was disappointed that there were only two stories filmed, and am hoping there will be more made in 2013.

Though the plot is good, it's very distracting to see all these English actors portraying Spaniards without even trying to speak without a British accent. Well acted though.

This film met all my expectations and more. Being an avid Robert Wilson fan, I wondered if justice would be done to his books, but this has indeed. Marton Csokas wouldn't have been my first choice for the role of Javier Falcón but he certainly did a first rate job. A film I will watch again, and again.

Fan of the books. I wasn't impressed by the adaptation. The tortured persona of the main character as he delves in to his parent's early marriage, which comes back to haunt him, I found confusing and a bit tedious to be honest. I liked the locations and the European atmosphere. i'll most likely post this on ebay. I don't think I'll bother the second film in the set.

I have read the books and was more than disappointed in the DVD. Falcon was not a cocaine taker for a start. Consuelo was a tall blond, handsome woman, with a strong personality, not the rather ordinary, characterless, dark haired person displayed in the film. Falcon in the books is a kind hearted person with a difficult family history, and his sidekick Ramirez was certainly not the aggressive unpleasant person displayed in the DVD. I think the writer of the script should be held to account for his very poor interpretation of the books. The only good thing is that seeing the DVD has inspired me to re-read the books and I am enjoying every minute. Thank you Robert Wilson for writing such brilliant books, and I hope you had nothing to do with the DVD.

You'll love these two TV productions. The actor playing Javier Falcon (Marton Csokas) is very convincing as the troubled Spanish homicide detective, & the heat and atmosphere of Seville pervades throughout with the blend of moody low-light cinematography & compelling soundtrack. I loved Robert Wilson's Falcon novels, and was delighted with this offering (would love the other 2 books to be filmed as well, please). The books are definitely better & more complex, but if you want to sit back and enjoy good acting, writing and production, this is highly recommended.

Three and half stars. Based on the novels of Robert Wilson, Detective Javier Falcon investigates the darkest corners of Seville crime/homicide. For those who have read the books some of the intricacies and convolutions of the plots are reduced down in the near film length episodes but it is an honest attempt to distil the essence of the books. Dark and moody, well acted by a familiar array of talent. For fans of noirish crime

First of, Marton Csokas is brilliant. He is an amazing actor anyway ("Rain", "The monkey's mask" are proof enough,) but this role really stands out. He manages a performance of such depth it is hard to imagine him not being Falcon. Both films play in Seville and the city is another actor in the story, sexy, brooding, seductive, menacing, beautiful and lush.The crimes are intense, so are the search and aftermath. Both stories are as much about the crimes as about recent spanish history and ancient culture.All is so compelling it is like eating an amazing feast. Drunk on wine. I couldn't stop watching (wanting to be in Seville) and hope there are more Falcon films out there.

Falcón es un policía que trabaja en Sevilla, el tipo trae muchos problemas y tal parece que donde va, en lugar de resolver los crímenes, los provoca. El actor que interpreta a Falcón es poco atractivo y lo único que salva a esta miniserie es Hayley Atwell en las contadas ocasiones que se deja ver en pantalla.

What a guy...he's smart, troubled, flawed, mysterious and beautiful, just like Seville, Spain where this is filmed. Don't you dare be put off by his English accent many Brits live in Spain.....the stories are marvelous as well as this gorgeous city, beautiful exterior and interior shots make this an eyeful, wonderful and hope there is many more episodes to come. Yes it's dark, but then, aren't good murder mysteries dark?

Difficult to understand the plot........have to watch it a few times to get it!

I honestly only bought this film because it had Marton Csokas in it. His performance, along with the other actors, was very well done. But I have to say that this was not my favorite film. The story seemed to unfold rather slowly, and the build to the climax of the story wasn't as captivating as I had hoped it would be. Over all, I'd say it was a decent film, but not the most exciting.