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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Joe Miller (Matthew Macfadyen) is a barrister at the height of his professional powers. He is married to Juliet (Maxine Peake) who is fragile and isolated at home with her 13-year-old daughter Ella. When one night Juliet stabs Joe in their bed, she sets in motion a chain of events as hard and unbreakable as any the law can offer. As she travels through the criminal justice system under the constant scrutiny of police, prison officials and social services, her guilt isn't questioned, but her motives are. As the case passes through family court towards a tense and unpredictable finale in the Crown Court, the terrifying blunt force of criminal justice is felt from the moment it is called into play right through to its terrible execution. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, Emmy Awards, ...Criminal Justice - Series Two - 2-DVD Set ( Criminal Justice II ) ( Criminal Justice 2 )
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a powerful and emotive drama with a high standard of acting. As someone who suffered similar abuse in a relationship, I could identify with Juliette Miller. You get so desperate that you want the abuse to end but equally you don't want to talk about how you are being treated to other people. You think you are losing your mind. I felt that this drama captured all those emotions and more. Maxine Peake has come along way since Dinner Ladies but credit to all the other actors in this superb series. I actually thought this had just as much depth as Series 1 and was every bit as thought provoking.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The first series was a hard act to follow. This series is not as good as the first, but watchable all the same. The subject matter in this particular series was depressing but probably gave an accurate account of the issue. The ending has a twist that will leave you perplexed but it will probably only last until the credits end.
21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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Criminal Justice Series 2
It's now just over a week since the final episode of Criminal Justice 2 was broadcast on BBC1, and, one of my reasons for writing this review is simply to get it out of my head. You may take this as a good or a bad sign, but how long is it since a TV drama kept you awake for the best part of 2 nights and led to an hour long discussion with your brother?
I'll agree with every other reviewer who has, or will, express the opinion that there's some high class acting here, but that doesn't seem to be the point to me. I'll also endorse the view that suspension of disbelief is essential at times and admit that getting my husband to watch the second episode took persuasion. However, I think the messiness of loose ends, whether intentional or not, made the drama greater than its parts. Life is messy after all.
There's so much outside the frame. For instance, I couldn't help wondering why Juliet hadn't left her husband before he turned her into a nervous wreck, but more pertinent questions arose at the end. How many other marriages would break up on account of the case and how many police careers laid on the line? Above all, what on earth was going to happen to the 13 year old daughter, Ella?
One of the things you can do when flummoxed by a drama is to put the characters in order according to the sympathy they engender. But here again things are tricky because the characters are in the main flawed, a mixture of good and bad. Added to that, the straits are dire. There is no baddie to get caught so we can go to bed assured everything's fine. That being said, I would challenge anyone not to take to Jack, the eccentric solicitor, played by Sophie Okonedo. Also the idealistic junior social worker and Ange, Juliet's cellmate, who wants to do a stretch as a break from her abusive partner and sees to it that Juliet is "done up" for her daughter's visit. In addition, there's goodish cop, played by Denis Lawson.
This drama is a slow burn right but to the end, when it becomes electric, but it's obviously not just about Juliet's fate and the fallout for others swept up in her case. It's called Criminal Justice and that's what it's about: an individual up against the massy wheel of the state. Personally, I don't think it's a polemic against the imprisonment of mothers with children. Indeed, considering the attitude - my child first - displayed by the doctor's wife, the grass and Juliet herself, I can imagine feminist feathers being ruffled. Like the bad cop and the good cop, the senior social worker and the judge, the mothers in the play also had their priorities set when push came to shove.
It's now just over a week since the final episode of Criminal Justice 2 was broadcast on BBC1, and, one of my reasons for writing this review is simply to get it out of my head. You may take this as a good or a bad sign, but how long is it since a TV drama kept you awake for the best part of 2 nights and led to an hour long discussion with your brother?
I'll agree with every other reviewer who has, or will, express the opinion that there's some high class acting here, but that doesn't seem to be the point to me. I'll also endorse the view that suspension of disbelief is essential at times and admit that getting my husband to watch the second episode took persuasion. However, I think the messiness of loose ends, whether intentional or not, made the drama greater than its parts. Life is messy after all.
There's so much outside the frame. For instance, I couldn't help wondering why Juliet hadn't left her husband before he turned her into a nervous wreck, but more pertinent questions arose at the end. How many other marriages would break up on account of the case and how many police careers laid on the line? Above all, what on earth was going to happen to the 13 year old daughter, Ella?
One of the things you can do when flummoxed by a drama is to put the characters in order according to the sympathy they engender. But here again things are tricky because the characters are in the main flawed, a mixture of good and bad. Added to that, the straits are dire. There is no baddie to get caught so we can go to bed assured everything's fine. That being said, I would challenge anyone not to take to Jack, the eccentric solicitor, played by Sophie Okonedo. Also the idealistic junior social worker and Ange, Juliet's cellmate, who wants to do a stretch as a break from her abusive partner and sees to it that Juliet is "done up" for her daughter's visit. In addition, there's goodish cop, played by Denis Lawson.
This drama is a slow burn right but to the end, when it becomes electric, but it's obviously not just about Juliet's fate and the fallout for others swept up in her case. It's called Criminal Justice and that's what it's about: an individual up against the massy wheel of the state. Personally, I don't think it's a polemic against the imprisonment of mothers with children. Indeed, considering the attitude - my child first - displayed by the doctor's wife, the grass and Juliet herself, I can imagine feminist feathers being ruffled. Like the bad cop and the good cop, the senior social worker and the judge, the mothers in the play also had their priorities set when push came to shove.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
CJ - Series 2
This series wasn't quite as thrilling as series one. Story was good but felt that they could've explored the destructive relationship between husband and wife in more detail... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Shazie
I was totally gripped!
Maxine Peake gives such an amazing performance in this I couldn't believe she didn't get a BAFTA. I watch lots of drama and this particular series has really stuck in my mind.
Published 8 months ago by Fiona
so many questions
The second Criminal justice is not quite as good as the first but is pretty stunning. Four and half stars really. Great performances again. Read more
Published 12 months ago by D. Stephen Wilkinson
Gripping emotional drama
After seeing Criminal Justice Series 1, it wasnt a hard decision to buy Series 2 and I certainly wasnt disappointed. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Sarah Doyle
Who passed through a bit of this can fully understand
I have read the previous reviews, and the majority of them are very positive. I completely agree with them. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Rebecca
Good premise but very slow
This promised to be a good, high quality drama with a strong cast. Unfortunately, it is rather slow and laboured and could easily have been far shorter than its final length.
Published on 7 April 2010 by R. Morley
keeps you on your toes!
I enjoyed Criminal Justice very much. I watched it over several days and it kept me intrigued all throughout. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2010 by K. Burns
EXCELLENT
The reviewers before me have said it all and i won't repeat their comments.
All i can say is that i watched this five part drama in one sitting and it was WOW! Read more
All i can say is that i watched this five part drama in one sitting and it was WOW! Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2010 by Markus Ronald
unexpected
This could have been shot on one disk. Far too long-winded with not much happening. The "silence" went on so long it became a little boring and one almost expected a certain... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by Louisa Maud
Wow...
That wow is for Maxine Peake who is just amazing as Julie Miller. She never over plays her part which I often find actors doing when they play victims of abuse. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by Cazanya
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