After finishing McMafia I cannot help but feel cheated.
In theory and according to press releases, this should have been an edge of your seat thriller; the reality is that I've never slept as well as the week that I binge watched this series. This was not a sleep born of contentment at the end of a pleasurable watch, but one of utter boredom. It really is that dull.
The plot itself is complex and intriguing. Where McMafia falls short is the characters themselves: terrible accents combined with a complete lack of character development and a sprinkle of below par acting results in a cast that really fail to capture the imagination. The subplots become completely irrelevant (and actually rather irritating) when you experience no empathy for the characters involved. James Norton, once tipped to be the next Bond, manages to portray a character with zero charisma, charm or personality. I can't quite decide whether this is due to poor acting or a terrible script. Either way, 007? A position presenting the news seems more appropriate after this performance.
Unless you are on the hunt for a short term cure for insomnia, I would avoid McMafia.
The plot itself is complex and intriguing. Where McMafia falls short is the characters themselves: terrible accents combined with a complete lack of character development and a sprinkle of below par acting results in a cast that really fail to capture the imagination. The subplots become completely irrelevant (and actually rather irritating) when you experience no empathy for the characters involved. James Norton, once tipped to be the next Bond, manages to portray a character with zero charisma, charm or personality. I can't quite decide whether this is due to poor acting or a terrible script. Either way, 007? A position presenting the news seems more appropriate after this performance.
Unless you are on the hunt for a short term cure for insomnia, I would avoid McMafia.
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