Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My problem with this series is the unrelenting grim and abusive tone from start to finish. Basically, two wealthy, horrific parents adopt a bunch of kids and raise them to be as screwed up as they are. Though in different ways: some are abusers and some enjoy being abused. If you're a fan of emotional and physical violence there's plenty here to relish. My question wasn't who done it but why they hadn't already murdered each other years before the film started. Wardrobe and sets were superb. Music was uninspired with generic, menacing chord progressions. Acting was excellent all around. I didn't find an intelligent plot or any pacing. Because the grim drudge through the overlong series is unrelenting, there's no real emotion at the climax. Discovering the murderer is not the thing here. The director also seemed to see the limitations of the script because there were incessant flashbacks to exciting snippets whenever the present day plot got boring. Which was often. This series is very similar in tone to the recent 'And Then There Were None' as well as the last three or four Hercule Poirot TV films with David Suchet. As an Amazon Prime member, I'm glad I didn't have to pay to watch this one.