Damages - Season 1 [2007] | ![Damages - Season 1 [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fO3uzxW%2BL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Mario Van Peebles
Actors: Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ted Danson, Zeljko Ivanek, Tate Donovan
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 255
Format: Colour, Dolby, Pal, Subtitled
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 559 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.8
EAN: 5035822673212
ASIN: B0012MLCPW
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: April 14, 2008
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Glenn Close continues the exodus of terrific movie actors and actresses who are finding the more fulfilling and meaty roles on the smaller screen. And with Damages, she's struck gold in an engrossing legal thriller. Close plays Patty Hewes, an experienced and high profile litigator. She's then joined by the eager, and considerably more wet-behind-the-ears Ellen Parsons (played by Rose Byrne), who fits into the role of her protege. Damages then sees the pair fighting a bitter and prolonged case against Ted Danson's high-profile and very rich businessman. Where Damages differs from many in the genre is that its first season effectively covers one single case (albeit with many, many strands), much as Murder One did all those years ago. And this makes for an increasingly layered and intriguing drama, with a healthy number of twists to keep you on your toes. The entire first season is presented in this Damages set, and very gripping it is too. Superbly acted by its cast of high and lower profile actors, it brings with it a real compulsion to find out what happened next. It's where the DVD set comes in handy, as there's no longer a week between episodes to get to the next part of the story! Damages may not have been the highest profile export from the States of late, but it is one of the very best. And this set is an ideal opportunity to find out what all the fuss is about… --Jon Foster
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 Great show but nog classic October 10, 2008
T. Francois (Belgium)
Although i agree with of the 5 star reviews (gripping story, superbly acted, nice pace,...) i'll stick with a 4 out of 5 for one main reason: at certain points in the series it annoyed that i could see through the concept and feel that it was it built according to a "formula". This could be in little details like choice of shots of the director, the presentation of plot changes,...
Just like blockbuster formats, Damages sometimes feels just a little too much like it was created with just too much marketing in mind.
It is because of this that i have to rate it below shows that could overcome this issue and just feel just more 'real', like -for me- The Sopranos, Shield,...
Show is great though, just not a new Sopranos
 TV At It's Best October 6, 2008
Mr. Daniel J. Offer (Nr Swindon, UK)
At first glance you might read this as a typical boring lawyer, police and 'killer' drama...in some respects it is. However, its top of its class. It's a clever, witty, and thought provoking drama -and it comes highly recommended.
Compulsive viewing September 30, 2008
P. F. Yardley (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I watched all thirteen episodes of this drama within four days. The perfomances of the main actors, Glenn Close (as the hard as nails Lawyer), Rose Byrne (the new recruit to her firm) and Ted Danson (the wealthy chief exective they are chasing with a damages claim) are all excellent. The suspense level is maintained throughout, helped by using a flashback style in reverse to tell the story. The bulk of the viewing is done showing the months leading up to the catastrophic finale. This is interspersed with later events leaving you following both the build up and the 'last chapter' at the same time until they meet near the end.
The story line follows a legal battle lead by Glenn Close's character Katey Hewes representing over 5000 former employees cheated out of their savings and pensions by former boss Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson). With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake both sides will do anything it takes to gain or protect the fortune. The twists and turns continually make you unsure of who's the 'goodie' and whose the 'baddie', whose telling the truth, lying etc.
Watching on DVD allows you the obvious advantage of watching this drama at your own pace, essential as you won't be wanting to wait a week between episodes.
 Great start but then drops off towards the end... August 25, 2008
Dyspeptic Spirit (Sunny Berkshire)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The central premise of this series is rather weak (ie that a young lawyer is employed by a highly successful law firm just because she knows someone central to a big case) but, as with the first series of 24, the first half of this series is a thrill ride. The makers have used a clever plot device whereby most of the action takes place in retrospect but every now and then the action switches to the present day (filmed in a dark and grainy style) leaving you hungry to see how the characters end up as they do. But, as with the first series of 24, as the series progresses the twists and turns become more and more rediculous and harder and harder to accept until by the very end you really don't care what happens as long as it happens quickly.
The writers of the original series of 24 apparently had only written the first few episodes of the series prior to the first episode being screened which is why it fell apart so badly later in the series. Damages has a similar feel and I wonder if the same thing happened here. Instead of keeping the story simple and writing good character led drama with a focussed storyline, the writers have chosen to throw realism out of the window and keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. Unfortunately they went too far and left the viewer caring little for any of the empty characters on screen.
If you like 24 then I heartily recomend this. If you don't then I recommend The Wire Series 2.
 Hilariously like Rainbow July 12, 2008
bob (uk)
2 out of 15 found this review helpful
I bought this on the strength of the great reviews. At first I was dissapointed, but by the third episode we were all roaring with laughter at the low IQs the writers had given the characters. If you watch it and imaginge the characters are from Rainbow (UK childrens TV) you'll see what I mean! Full marks to the actors for trying but I thought the script felt wooden.
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