Fool Me Once - Netflix - Harlan Coben

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Anyone starting this today? It's with Michelle Keegan. 8 Episodes.

I started to watch it and realised I had read the book and knew what happened:(

Binge watching it! On ep 6 and there’s a lot i’m confused about…. Why is everybody dead!

Brilliant!

I noticed that and had a good chuckle!

I think I must be watching a different version 😂

I think it's utter crap. She's a really wooden actress. The plot is literally filled with holes. The car chase in the helicopter was ridiculous.

Watched 4 episodes but don't care enough to carry on. Does MK have children in real life? She doesn't seem to come across as a very convincing mother?

@WellWillWoll , no MK isn't a mother but has been married to Mark Wright for years.

She doesn't seem to come across as a very convincing mother?

The scenes with her 'daughter' were very forced and 'play acting' I thought.

Was it meant to be a genuine military uniform? When he mentioned her uniform she said she was in fancy dress and because it looked so ridiculous I believed it. It definitely looked more fancy dress than real.

I got through the first 25 minutes of episode one and binned it. Poor acting from Michelle I'm surprised Joanna Lumley agreed to it.

Not sure but don't think do this time. I spotted Alderley Edge, Bramhall, Arley Hall, bits of Oldham, Ashton and central Manchester and bits of Castlefield.

@LoobyDop a lot of it was filmed in Bolton I believe. I live in Bolton and it was in the local newspaper a lot when they were on location.

Read all his books.
Finished the serise last night. I think this British version is much better than the American book.
Loved it.

It was filmed all over greater Manchester and Cheshire - I also recognised the castle at rivington

Bolton school was obvious!

Have watched 6 episodes. Sticking with it but can't help rolling my eyes at a few really poor scenarios that have moved the plot along. Not great quality. But then I didn't like the other Coben drama I saw. Didn't make it past ep. 3. on that one.

I'm on ep 4 and thought the same. She has no strategy and basically blurts everything out to everyone.

Definitely quite different to the book, there are lots of bits I don’t remember although it’s been a long time since i read it so it’s possible that i have forgotten!
Another one wondering why they haven’t just taken the info to the police and instead are all now amateur sleuths. Why is the daughter (dead sisters daughter) now almost a pro detective?! 😂

Oooh, checked it out, now watching .

It was a load of absolute tosh.

Naturally, I binged the lot.

Exactly, tosh but really good tosh, just what I need in the first week back at work.

For the pp wondering why Joanna Lumley did it - they asked her to swan around Arley Hall like she owned the place and they paid her, why wouldn't she do it!

So where do we see the 52 year old women and 36 year old men in films and tv shows? It's gross and it is a big gap when it only works one way.

Loved Lily, what an amazing actor!
Loved the niece and nephew turning up to Alexander's company and being met by a robot asking them their preferred pronouns!

The music was very off- putting. I had subtitles on and every 5 minutes it said 'low sinister music'. 🤨

Re Joanna Lumley taking the part, James Nesbitt was in the last one, Stay Close, it was his first Netflix show and he said when he saw the fee being offered he couldn't believe it/turn it down.

Exactly!

I wonder if the novel had such a big age difference? There seems no obvious plot reason for it and yes, in real life that would be a very big age difference.

Also agree with other posters that Michelle Keegan's acting is rubbish.