14 reviews
Raunchier than the original.
- elias-34013
- Jul 19, 2023
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Episode One - Stay or Run?
Thank God!! Boyd Crowder/Raylan Givens
Episode 1
- bobcobb301
- Aug 18, 2023
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Still a spectacular show
- grlym-46849
- Jul 21, 2023
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Oh man say it isn't so.
- dlmcclellan-24769
- Jul 19, 2023
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Not interesting but it gets better
- yvolpe-97559
- Sep 2, 2023
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I miss the quick wit of the original series.
A strangely passive Raylan Givens
I was a great fan of the original Justified series, particularly the Mags Bennett season.
It isn't fair to compare that show with the current product, but it is also unavoidable. Boyd Holbrook has solid chops in past work. Narcos comes to mind. But he is no Walton Goggins.
The writing also isn't up to par. I could start a drinking game just with "This is how we do it in Detroit."
What struck me though is just how passive Raylan Givens is in the first episode. I get that he is older and wiser, but most of the time he is a bystander, occasionally dismissed or pushed around by the other characters. It is a sad comparison of the Raylan who gave the gun thug his ultimatum in Miami long ago.
It isn't fair to compare that show with the current product, but it is also unavoidable. Boyd Holbrook has solid chops in past work. Narcos comes to mind. But he is no Walton Goggins.
The writing also isn't up to par. I could start a drinking game just with "This is how we do it in Detroit."
What struck me though is just how passive Raylan Givens is in the first episode. I get that he is older and wiser, but most of the time he is a bystander, occasionally dismissed or pushed around by the other characters. It is a sad comparison of the Raylan who gave the gun thug his ultimatum in Miami long ago.
- montellamichaeld
- Jul 24, 2023
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Boyd Holbrook is not Boyd Crowder
Let's start with the main and most obvious problem that catches the eye from the very beginning. The antagonist is very, very weak, I am more than sure that the depth of this character is unlikely to be added, and the actor is simply much weaker than Walton Goggins.
This leads to the second problem, the supporting cast, which in the original Justified was always more than at a high level, here everything looks extremely boring and lifeless.
And as for the first episode, there's a lot of really weird humor that doesn't really fit in. There were a lot of jokes in the original Justified too, but they were organic and harmonized perfectly with the characters who say them. Here, such jokes cause a feeling of cringe.
Let's see what happens next, but I doubt that anything can change.
This leads to the second problem, the supporting cast, which in the original Justified was always more than at a high level, here everything looks extremely boring and lifeless.
And as for the first episode, there's a lot of really weird humor that doesn't really fit in. There were a lot of jokes in the original Justified too, but they were organic and harmonized perfectly with the characters who say them. Here, such jokes cause a feeling of cringe.
Let's see what happens next, but I doubt that anything can change.
- gossegossegossegosse
- Jul 19, 2023
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Oof, awkward start
I was really looking forward to revisiting Raylan and seeing what new adventures were ahead. After one episode, I don't know if I can even bring myself to watch the second episode.
Placing his character in Detroit is completely like a fish out of water. Characters are unrealistic and unrelatable. The dialog is nowhere near as well written as the first series.
Nothing against the actor playing the antagonist but there's really nothing that makes you want to watch or care about him.
It would have better to transfer Raylan to at least Texas, Arizona or Colorado where his persona would fit in better.
Placing his character in Detroit is completely like a fish out of water. Characters are unrealistic and unrelatable. The dialog is nowhere near as well written as the first series.
Nothing against the actor playing the antagonist but there's really nothing that makes you want to watch or care about him.
It would have better to transfer Raylan to at least Texas, Arizona or Colorado where his persona would fit in better.
- thermann9-174-160328
- Jul 19, 2023
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I'm utterly astonished at how bad this is!
Ohhhh, that makes sense.
Ohhhhhhh I didn't realise the daughter in the show is actually his daughter in real life. That makes so much more sense now.
Did someone just hang their head against the keyboard writing her character?
The shows has the potential to be as great as it once was, but the daughter gotta go.
I get it Tim, she's your daughter etc etc etc. But acting ain't for her. Surely you guys did some test groups on this and knew that? Right?
Why didn't anyone just let Tim know that she ain't the right one for the part. Like everyone said, I just want to FF past her parts.
Vivian if you're reading this, it's not personal, just not for you.
Did someone just hang their head against the keyboard writing her character?
The shows has the potential to be as great as it once was, but the daughter gotta go.
I get it Tim, she's your daughter etc etc etc. But acting ain't for her. Surely you guys did some test groups on this and knew that? Right?
Why didn't anyone just let Tim know that she ain't the right one for the part. Like everyone said, I just want to FF past her parts.
Vivian if you're reading this, it's not personal, just not for you.
- ness_bolton
- Jul 27, 2023
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So many problems with this reboot...