Here we go again another tv series based around the machinations of a Gangster family. Netflix is chok-a-blok full of these series, with off the top of my head varieties such as Australian, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Canadian, Latin American and so on. So much so that they seem to almost ape each other.
This one little differs from the others yet I'll admit I still enjoyed it. Maybe the only difference is that this is not about first/second generation immigrants who are finding their feet and end up choosing the dark side, but rather is really wholly based on the Irish, albeit a couple of non-Irish descent characters too.
What we have is a dysfunctional family of Irish Gangsters who end up in existential crisis which threaten the livelihoods of everyone in contact with them. Just to remind you that that this is all set in Dublin, they repeatedly showed shots of the Aviva stadium (the national football stadium) over and over again!
You have the usual gangster dramas, but what helps to elevate this show is some great actors & performances. With all due respect, the surprise is Clare Dunne as the wife of the weak link in the family, and without any genuine attempt or agenda, ends up making herself the focal-point and de facto head of the family. This is despite the rest of the family having greater experience and strength, and so on.
Anyhow, it's a watchable gangster series, and in some ways goes its own way. There are a lot of nonsense too, and the friendly professional gangster trope really did grate a little, with the family portrayed as moral and really doing it all to support their family and children, with no really attention given by the series writers to show the negative impact on the rest of society (as The Sopranos was willing to do).
It's a decent thriller drama series. I enjoyed the first two series, which only came out recently here, and I watched them back to back. I look forward to the next upcoming seasons in time.
This one little differs from the others yet I'll admit I still enjoyed it. Maybe the only difference is that this is not about first/second generation immigrants who are finding their feet and end up choosing the dark side, but rather is really wholly based on the Irish, albeit a couple of non-Irish descent characters too.
What we have is a dysfunctional family of Irish Gangsters who end up in existential crisis which threaten the livelihoods of everyone in contact with them. Just to remind you that that this is all set in Dublin, they repeatedly showed shots of the Aviva stadium (the national football stadium) over and over again!
You have the usual gangster dramas, but what helps to elevate this show is some great actors & performances. With all due respect, the surprise is Clare Dunne as the wife of the weak link in the family, and without any genuine attempt or agenda, ends up making herself the focal-point and de facto head of the family. This is despite the rest of the family having greater experience and strength, and so on.
Anyhow, it's a watchable gangster series, and in some ways goes its own way. There are a lot of nonsense too, and the friendly professional gangster trope really did grate a little, with the family portrayed as moral and really doing it all to support their family and children, with no really attention given by the series writers to show the negative impact on the rest of society (as The Sopranos was willing to do).
It's a decent thriller drama series. I enjoyed the first two series, which only came out recently here, and I watched them back to back. I look forward to the next upcoming seasons in time.