Osmosis

Osmosis has a interesting premise, an implant that allows someone to find their soul mate. While testing, the breeder finds the possibility to help her mother in a coma, going against ethics. Although, the development is quite a disappointment. No interesting plot-twist. The ending feels like unfinished, because the problems that arise during the series are not sufficiently explored.

Utopian or dystopian atmosphere? I don't really care anymore: I did not concur with a far-fetched script and, in a secondary way, with an excessively plush atmosphere (champagne, Porsche, Haussmanian buildings, ...). I was bored, almost as much as the actors apparently! So, I cowardly abandoned, after two episodes. Although zapping becomes an easy habit with the ultra-quantitative NetFlix, I do not think this series deserves more consideration.

I'm finished 6 out of 8 episodes for season 1. So far, the sci-fi aspects of it are intriguing enough to keep me watching, but it's wrapped around an extremely dubious misconception of what constitutes love. Lots of over-the-top orgy and skin scenes. I will be putting this on the back burner for possible later completion.

I found it so dull and boring, I couldn't go beyond 2nd episode. It is a pity because there is not many sci-fi movies and I really miss a good one...

Osmosis spends so much time trying to be abstractly clever, it forgets to engage with the viewer. Its like a visit to one of those modern art galleries a snooty friend drags you along to. Sounds alright until you realize its attempts to be daring and cutting edge, amount to shallow pretension marketed as art.

In my view a similar, if not quiet so harsh conclusion, could be reached about this series. There is far far too much time spent on visual imagery, abstract thoughts and emotions. It wants to be engaging, the problem is it never steps far beyond its own surreal world view, to offer anything meaningful to the viewer.

The result is a series I found impossible to watch for any length of time. The acting is fine and the visuals well rendered but its lack of a real story with body to go along with its soul simply leaves you wanting anything to fill the abstract void it ends up representing.

4/10 from me.