Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3772 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-02-04
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 1248 minutes

Customer Reviews

Compelling
Great series once you get into the characters you will be hooked until the last episode.

Just not that special....
First up - James Woods is good. Although to be honest, when is he ever bad? That he is "good" is a given - what this show lacks is quality in every other area. Yes, it looks expensive but they clearly saved money on the scripts.

Poorly conceived relationships, odd continuity and a healthy dollop of cliche. This program does NOT provide you with any insights into the legal system.

If you want snappy dialogue go with "Boston Legal", if you want grit try "The Shield" or powerhouse acting get "Deadwood". Without James Woods this program would not have got beyond the pilot episode.

Almost a complete failure
For drama to succeed it has to be believable at the time of viewing. If you are constantly thinking this is crap then the work has a problem. With Shark there are too many improbables to give it any chance of convincing the audience that this is believable. Shark becomes a member of the DA's office. Rather than use that concept to explore the world of the DA and his relationship to crime and its social implications etc, we end up with the DA's office pursuing criminals, masterminding take downs and removing almost any need for a police force. Here the DA's office investigates the crime, gathers evidence, interviews suspects, even chases down criminals. Its pathetically bad. Its a glamourised something that has lots of gloss and no substance. If you compare it to the Shield, the Wire or even Boston Legal from a related subject matter view point you wouldnt even place in on the same planet. It is very, very, poor.