The Tourist

This is very like the Coen Brother's film Fargo; black humour with lots of blood. Very good, mind you.

annodomini

I've only watched the first two episodes and am not sure if I have the stamina to watch the remaining four. I kept having the urge to fast-forward!

Yes me too annodomini I am frustrated by it but not enough to give up.

Alioop

Just had a titter at our local Belfast news blog commenting on The Tourist and how could a Norn Irish man lose him memory in Australia. All they need to do is take a photo, put it on Twitter and someone here would know, his dad, granny, dog and does he stand a round at the pub. Simples.

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DH did mention that! And, of course, Australian Immigration is very strict too.

I've only watched the first two episodes and am not sure if I have the stamina to watch the remaining four. I kept having the urge to fast-forward!

Episode 5 lost me completely, what on earth was it about?!
confused.com here ?

I knew Ireland had a variety of accents but I am partly Irish I suppose (Grandparents were Irish)

I watched episode 5 last night

silverlining48

Episode 5 took some concentration. Does anyone know how many episodes there are!

There are 6 episodes, we binge watched them over 3 consecutive days.

Episode 5 took some concentration. Does anyone know how many episodes there are!

I can't wait for the lovely probationary police officer to kick her awful partner into touch.

I had to watch it all last night, I loved it. Concentration needed in episode 5, from me anyway.
Great acting, very funny in parts. I thought the scenery was beautiful.

It makes me cross that not only do most English people fail to know anything about Irish history but they don't understand that Ireland has a variety of accents, just as the UK does! His accent is without question Northern Irish.
Ever since Benedict Cumberbatch appeared in, was it Sherlock Holmes (?), TV crime type series have become quirky and self conscious, full of silly asides and caricatured personalities. I find it annoying. I am hanging on with this one though it's a very unbelievable plot.
I have visited Australia and I can't wait to go again. The landscape is stunning and the people genuinely friendly and helpful and quite innocent in a way.

Just had a titter at our local Belfast news blog commenting on The Tourist and how could a Norn Irish man lose him memory in Australia. All they need to do is take a photo, put it on Twitter and someone here would know, his dad, granny, dog and does he stand a round at the pub. Simples.

My accent is just like Jamie Dornan's.... thank goodness I've never needed to write down what I'm saying to anyone. Watch The Fall that he's in, that'll get you used to the good old Northern Irish accent.

Love it so far and love his accent
Australias never pulled me

I always need subtitles anyway. I must be really dim because I can never understand what’s happening in anything that I watch and have to find a review of it.

Just watched ep 4 and laughed out loud several times
We got as far as episode 3, DH nearly gave up because he said it was boring and he told me off for laughing too and asking too many questions about the daft parts.

I’m afraid the scenery didn’t inspire me to visit Australia any time soon.

That's just one corner of a continent. It did look very arid and uninteresting, I admit.

The main character sounds unquestionably Irish to me.
His is the only speech I'm not following well. May need to use sub-titles as he sounds garbled to me.

It's a mixture of shocking and utterly naff ?

The main character sounds unquestionably Irish to me. I agree it was strange that no one at the hospital picked up on his accent.? I’ve just watched the first episode and initially thought that the bloke at the policewoman’s house looked more like her father! ?
I’m afraid the scenery didn’t inspire me to visit Australia any time soon. The plot’s interesting, though. Just about to watch Episode 2…

gillyknits, I was wondering why no flies!

granfromafar

Another binge-watcher here. Just finished and it was 4 hours well spent. Thought Danielle MacDonald was brilliant in the role of Helen Chambers and there were some good comedy moments in amongst the violence and bad language.

Just watched ep 4 and laughed out loud several times. Don’t often do that! I just love Helen! Going to watch ep 5 after University Challenge!

pamdixon: thought episode 5 was rather strange and confusing!

Another binge-watcher here. Just finished and it was 4 hours well spent. Thought Danielle MacDonald was brilliant in the role of Helen Chambers and there were some good comedy moments in amongst the violence and bad language.

Too dark for me.

inishowen What a claim to fame!!!

Ashamed to say binged watch all the episodes y'day with my husband! Was quite gripped by it all! Will say no more, but I did recognise the Irish accent straight off....................!! Enjoy the rest everyone. Would be interested to know what other people thought of the penultimate episode though!!