Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4364 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-04-30
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 549 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Full of action, intrigue, and espionage, The Unit offers a dramatic, fictionalised look inside the military while also giving viewers a peek inside the private lives of the elite squad. Conceived by the critically acclaimed David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, House of Games), The Unit is an elite, covert Special Forces team that operates outside the military chain of command. The first season's 13 episodes offer insight into the characters without revealing too much about the men who make up the operation. Are they extremely patriotic, or are they adrenalin junkies who have to be in danger to feel validated? The answer probably falls somewhere in between, and the viewer gets the feeling that as much as the men love their wives and children, it's their jobs that give them their true reason for living. Led by veteran Jonas Blane (Dennis Haysbert, 24), the Unit deals with terrorism, rescue missions, and assassinations quickly, discreetly, and efficiently. If all goes well, someone else gets the credit. If things go awry, it's their necks on the line. In the first season of The Unit, the action is fast, the plot is succinct, and the acting is well done (when dealing with the deadly missions). It's the secondary storyline involving the wives that's less successful. The newest member of the Unit, Bob Brown (Scott Foley, Felicity), apparently didn't fill his wife Kim (Audrey Marie Anderson) in on what their new life would be like. From the beginning, she resists the hoo rah attitude that the other wives exhibit. But rather than coming across as an independent free thinker, she is presented as a whining drip of a woman who has no clue about the definition of a secret. Of course, when faced with the military's version of The Stepford Wives, who could blame her? As Jonas' supportive wife Molly, Regina Taylor (I'll Fly Away, Courage Under Fire) is less sympathetic than usual. In the early episodes, she comes across as an almost stalkerish busybody who is always there when Kim is trying to cope with a life she never wanted. Throw in an affair between commanding officer Colonel Tom Ryan (Robert Patrick, Terminator 2: Judgment Day) and one of the wives and you've got the makings of a military soap opera. The show is at its best when it concentrates on the men and their missions. We may not understand why they do what they do, but we're grateful that someone is doing the dangerous job for us. --Jae-Ha Kim

Synopsis
Created by David Mamet (GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, EDMOND), this television drama follows the exploits of a special forces unit, tracing the heroism of its members, as well as their foibles. The team is charged with some of the U.S. military's most top-secret, dangerous missions, while their families at home deal with the trials and tribulations of having a loved one with such a unique and dangerous occupation. Dennis Haysbert (24), Scott Foley (HOUSE, M.D., SCRUBS), and Abby Brammell (SIX FEET UNDER) co-star.

Customer Reviews

At the moment, the best TV military series
After Over There (sadly stopped after only a season) is the best military TV series on the screen. Perfect, realistic and variated plots, in style with Andy McNab first books, with an eye on the "internal front" made of wifes and "domestic" dramas. A very good cast, with a perfect Dennis Haysbert and a "reborn" Robert Patrick. A good soundrack. What else ?

Fantastic Action
I got into this basically on the strength of the wonderful Dennis Haysbert after his work on 24 and wasnt dissapointed.

Great scripts, great acting and fantastic action make this possibly the most under rated show for a long time.

The casting again is spot on as apart from the aforementioned Haysbert, Max Martini looks like he was born to be in Special Forces.

Watch it, you WILL be hooked

Decent, but not up to The Shield quality
Good action, but dialogue not as high quality as The Shield (Shawn Ryan's other show).

Usually mixes action in the field/mission and unit life on camp for their wives/families. Dennis Haysbert is good (played President Palmer from 24!).

Slightly disappointing thing is that it might come across as slightly unrealistic, e.g. it paints the special forces as total heroes, who dont make mistakes like killing innocents during their missions. I can understand why they wouldn't put something like that in, but I prefer realism. Maybe it will get more gritty during season 2 which I hear is better.