MobLand

Tom Hardy. That's it.

Great to see him back in something substantial after years wasting his talent in those godawful super hero films or turgid biker movies.

Anyway, dubious accents from Mirren and Brosnan notwithstanding, this is very good stuff so far. Slow burn sure, but I'm loving the controlled menace from Hardy - his understated anti-hero is like comfort food.

Good story telling and nice performances from Paddy and others. And I'm glad the Guy Ritchie signature style is dialled back.

Really looking forward to future eps.

Every director and producer out there, hire Tom Hardy, please. He's so damn good.

Don't be fooled by the many glowing reviews, which, oddly enough, are by brand-new accounts with only one review (Mobland) to their name...

I'm not saying this show is all bad.

It's just a bid generic - generic killings, car chases, plot twists, etc.

And soapy - my good god, is it soapy.

I don't care for soapy, but many people do, I suppose - and if you are one of those; Dive right in!

Otherwise: Go re-watch the Sopranos or Breaking bad.

Who knew a combo of Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Guy Ritchie AND a bunch of Britain's greatest character actors would turn out to be strictly mediocre?

Well, shaite happens...

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.

I'm Irish and have lived in Ireland all my 52 years. Why is Pierce Brosnan not able to do a convincing accent in this, when he's also, you know, Irish? It is so cringeworthy to hear. They've obviously asked him to go full mob Irish and he can't do it justice AT ALL. His scenes with Helen Mirren - also delivering a terrible Irish accent - come across like comic relief plonked in the middle of some genuinely interesting and exciting work from the rest of the cast.

Thankfully they only take up about a quarter of screen time, so my high rating is all for Tom Hardy, who yet again, serves up a nuanced and believable character. He's mesmerising to watch. He almost underplays it (which makes Brosnan's overacting even more jarring). I'm intrigued to see where this goes.