"The House of Cards" times Two

“House of Cards” x 2

I have just finished watching all 13 episodes of the series 1 of 'House of Cards” produced by Netflix. After watching quite a few mediocre films lately on this service, quite a few which were turned off after a short while, I found this latest series, the first of its kind actually produced by Netflix to be very gripping and entertaining. You will like it if you like political drama and intrigue and have the staying power to see all of the episodes. I think they could have shortened it to about 10 episodes with out losing the plot lines. The length of the series if you miss any episodes, you will find the main plot gets lost in the subplots . The cast led by Kevin Spacey is excellent and really makes you wonder about what goes on in Washington and the seat of power.

I had watched the original BBC version of House of Cards a while back also on Netflix. This series was not so long only about 3 or 4 episodes but it was just as intriguing with an all star cast. There are similarities in the plot but not so many that you feel that you are watching a carbon copy. The American and British governments are very different but obviously political manoeuvrings is common to both.

So if you like political thrillers and involved plots try watching them both. You will learn a lot of political knowledge of how the governments work just by watching or then again , you might not.