The Killing (TV Series)

this Americanized version of a Danish hit, Forbrydelsen, is a true rarity: an adaptation that doesn't leave you wishing you were watching the original (....) what sets The Killing apart are its steady sense of dread, its dense atmospherics (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)" 

"A bleak, slow-moving, humorless show that is still so good that you will be angry every time an episode ends (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"

 

"In many ways 'The Killing' is the opposite of American television’s most popular crime series (...) horror lies mainly in the consequences of a crime, not its grisly execution, and that can’t be laughed off in time for the commercial break" 

"Some viewers may find 'The Killing' a little too cold and deliberate, but give it time. Its intensity builds steadily, giving the series unexpected power"