Made the lady watch the 5 seasons of Luther, in preparation for the movie. She felt a lot of the storylines were fairly ridiculous, but Alice was the one thing she really didn't like. Rewatching Luther again for the first time, I'd probably agree, most of the storylines are pretty insane. London is apparently just crawling with a ton of Jack Ripper's. Also, season 4 was just "what the f" weird, as it got retconned essentially.
Still there is something about the show I just really, really enjoy. It really does have some stand out episodes and moments through the brief five seasons, and the show has always been decently cast, with Elba just killing it.
As for the movie, I enjoyed it. They spent some legitimate money on the movie, and it shows for most of it. It has a runtime of 2 hours 10 min, but it does feel considerably longer. The villain is your typical Luther over-the-top all-universe serial killer, just unbelievably capable of horrific violence. In many ways it's a ridiculous movie, but that's par for Luther. Even the lady thought it was a solid movie, despite not really liking the show. Either way, give me more Luther.
