Ladrões de Drogas

A good mix of tense expletive filled crime scenes with some comedic moments and dialogue.

People giving really low ratings just don't get the show. It's meant to be grubby, gritty, downmarket and low end crime, and comedy coming from the mistakes the leading duo make. Call it a dark comedy in some ways.

Surely the title gives this away. "Dope Thief".

Think Cocaine Bear type of title and the premise that gives to the movie.

The tension across the first 3 episodes is great, and a lot of the dialogue very quick and quick witted. Also a dark look at the poorer end of life in the suburbs of a large US city, with people doing what they have to do to get by, much of it very illegal.

This came on after I was watching Severance otherwise I would never have watched it. And it's not too bad. There's a lot of going on in the first two episodes. It's action and shootout heavy. But the characters are likeable. So far.

The scenery, lighting, camera work, locations are great IF you like that sort of grainy, grungy look for the most part. I do, so for me I loved that aspect. I'll be going back to see more of the sets for sure.

Hard to tell where it's going. Hopefully the pace slows a little: less gun fights, more character driven storyline. Time will tell. It's worth the first two episodes.

Dope Thief is even better than I expected it to be and I expected it to be really good. Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura are great in just about everything they've ever been in and Dope Thief is no different. In fact, it might be their best work for the both of them. The only negative about Apple shows are they release them one every week and a show this good you're going to want to watch the next episode the second you're done with the one you're watching. Dope Thief reminds me of The Wire on how it shows how crime impacts every socioeconomic level. I'm not saying this is as good as The Wire, not much is, but it's still very good in its own right. I definitely recommend you give this a try...I promise you won't be disappointed.

Dope Thief is a well produced show, it looks and feels like a movie and has a decent fast pace to keep you interested. But I found myself struggling to stay immersed in its world. The criticisms I've read about bad dialogue are something I don't agree with, it's fine as those are the characters. The problem is more the contrivances to manipulate your buy-in, in terms of how it wants the audience to root for the anti-heroes. They're essentially thieves, putting people at huge risk, yet they of course have to be likeable, big fuzzy well-meaning bears, with Ray looking after his stepmom, a dog and such like. It just seems a bit much. Then of course the implausibility of allowing this newly-released moronic redneck to tag along on a house siege, even giving him a gun, because of course our anti-heroes can't be the ones to actually kill anyone and ruin their 'innocent' status. That was some contrived writing right there.

It feels like it's trying to be a bit Breaking Bad, a bit 90s Tarantino, the gritty gray tones of The Wire - all of which makes it feel slightly dated. But there's also a strange comfort and familiarity in all that, the lack of gimmicks etc makes it an easy, chill watch. So despite its implausibilities it's still definitely worth a watch.

This just gets going right away. The scenes are all high octane fun, but the plot just gets way too crazy. So many loose ends and just completely far fetched possibilities from all angles. It's worth watching if you can turn your brain off, and just enjoy the action. These new shows have just so much endless crime and killing it makes no sense that there are even parts with actual police doing police work. I enjoy most of the characters and will watch it till the end, but I already have a good idea where it will end up. I don't want to put any spoilers so I will just say it's a wild ride so far.