MobLand

The series Mobland starts off strong and is carried by Tom Hardy. The other actors range from decent to completely over-the-top - especially Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren, who are genuinely hard to watch.

The show lacks an overarching storyline, instead stringing together one narrative fragment after another, often feeling more like a soap opera than an actual mafia series. Many scenes are marked by illogical decisions. All in all, it's nowhere near masterpieces like The Sopranos.

It's a show you can easily binge in one or two days, have a good time with, and completely forget about four weeks later. Without Tom Hardy, it would be a 5 out of 10.

This show is one of those shows, that if never existed, people would still feel as if they have seen it. That is how many times a thing such as this has already been seen, and truth to be told, previously done in quite better ways and versions of itself..

Not an awful show, other than dreadful irish accents and some quite lousy, convenient writing, especially near and by the end, it is not bad, only issue, that is becoming bigger and bigger issue lately, is that it is generic, in instances painfully, borderline slop.

Pierce Brosnan more and more looks and sounds, shortly said resembles, that hypothetical "thing" where good old Jean-Luc Picard, in his old days 'Picard' starts a gangster organisation in his vineyard back in France, while also pretending to be Irish (most funny part is that Pierce was born in Ireland), and Tom Hardy is way better "Data" than that (maybe Taboo should be renewed)..

Shows like this are the product of those who don't know when the time to stop has come, we have seen this pattern past decade over and over again with creators who peaked in their creativity and skill a long time ago, now attempting to reach those peaks again, while continuing Faded Creativity Circus..

The last 2 or 3 episodes are quite ridiculous in how effortless the casual killing sprees are, and how fictional and convenient certain plot devices are.

I was hoping for something a bit more intelligent and cunning, but this series falls victim to laziness and convenience. It wants to be smart, but wanders into cheesy cliches on occasion.

Many unanswered questions by the end, but even if you had the answers they'd be implausible and impossible. Just accept it. This isn't sophisticated storytelling, it's blunt force rounded edges.

Yes yes, the Hardy character is good, up until he performs a miracle one-man operation against a gang on their turf, and comes out without a scratch. Okay, cool.

The final unravelling is all a bit messy, almost like the writers were in hurry to wrap things up. Maybe they got word there wouldn't be a second season. Honestly I don't think it deserves a second season.

There's way too much of these types of shows now. In an ideal world they would take the best elements of all these and put them together to make a brilliant series.

There's so many holes in the plot and so many unbelievable things happening considering the prestige of the family and their enterprise. If it wasn't for Tom Hardy I may have switched off before the end.

I was stunned to find out the Pierce Brosnan was Irish, that accent is wild. Same as Helen Mirren and her ridiculous character.

Too much of this stuff is designed for the yanks, the Cotswolds isn't around the corner from London.

OK worth watching but nothing that you haven't seen before. But how on earth did Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren be allowed to get away with those accents?? Some of the worst and insulting attempts I've ever heard and Brosnan is actually Irish!! Didn't anyone dare tell them? Brosnan is not really known for his acting skills just watch his masterpiece Taffin. But I expect more from Dame Helen!! Tom Hardy is his usual mumbley self Paddy Considne is very good as usual. Overall worth a watch if you like the Guy Ritchie gangster stuff but not as good as The Gentleman and not a patch on Lock,stock or Snatch.