Since this film is based on a TV series it is no huge surprise that it feels like a made-for-TV movie. They rope in Kit Harrington from Game of Thrones to be the star, and then he is undermined a little by Peter Firth as not only the carryover from the TV show but also the gravitas and suspense of the whole piece. And then the rest of the cast are entirely forgettable TV actors, including a couple of girls who are TV-series-hot, but not movie-hot, increasing the TV-movie feel.
They do a decent job of glossing over the series by giving minimal details when they are required without going to any extensive backstory. At the same time though they do occasionally rely on some little bits of series knowledge. In particular one character shows up, is never introduced, and does a job which you only understand if you have seen him in the TV series.
The actual film is solid enough. The story has some holes but it keeps moving along quickly enough and the characters just accept the gaps in the same way they accept some of the exposition pieces so the viewer is encouraged to just dismiss them as well.
Overall rating 5 out of 10.
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