Watched this earlier in the year and just finished watching again in a 2 day session to while away the time between games in the Women's World Cup and have to say we really enjoyed this breezy, glamorous and crazy bit of TV. Thought it was brave and interesting to present the story as a whydunnit - you know from almost the very start that Ioan and his friend killed one of their teachers but the story then spun into unexpected directions that took us pleasingly by surprise.
The whole thing has a kind of surreal feel to it and there's definitely shortcomings - as others mentioned Rupert Graves playing Ioan's dad is whack (as they look kind of the same age), and like all these euro programmes it is be a bit bumpy and awkward when actors don't speak in their own language and don't get me started on the weird mad group of young women (hetradites?) who run around stalking Ioan, but there are some great moments and performances. My partner who was watching for the first time was transported by the Ukrainian actor playing the missing young woman Vinca and Dervla Kirwan was a revelation to me - I thought she came into her own so strongly in the later episodes and I really enjoyed watching the French actress playing the pregnant cop. In fact the whole thing got stronger as it went and the intrigue deepened, maybe as we got used to the accents and the feel of the directing style.
Anyway, long and short, The Reunion is a good entertaining crime story and we might even rewatch again when winter draws in to get another blast of sunshine!
The whole thing has a kind of surreal feel to it and there's definitely shortcomings - as others mentioned Rupert Graves playing Ioan's dad is whack (as they look kind of the same age), and like all these euro programmes it is be a bit bumpy and awkward when actors don't speak in their own language and don't get me started on the weird mad group of young women (hetradites?) who run around stalking Ioan, but there are some great moments and performances. My partner who was watching for the first time was transported by the Ukrainian actor playing the missing young woman Vinca and Dervla Kirwan was a revelation to me - I thought she came into her own so strongly in the later episodes and I really enjoyed watching the French actress playing the pregnant cop. In fact the whole thing got stronger as it went and the intrigue deepened, maybe as we got used to the accents and the feel of the directing style.
Anyway, long and short, The Reunion is a good entertaining crime story and we might even rewatch again when winter draws in to get another blast of sunshine!