Bad Blood

Ok so loads of Goodfellas parallel, based on actual characters, first person narration etc. This is solid TV. Some reviews say it's mediocre or typical, but every episode ends with you feeling it ended too soon. Kim Coates is one of my favorite working actors, he's awesome. There's something about the way this is shot though, it's kind of dark and a little overly noir in its look. It loses a little something. Still for all its faults it's compelling t.v. that ends far too fast.

I just want to review season 2. Good effort but guys you need to work on a lot of areas. The biggest problem I had was with credibility. How can Declan with no foot soldiers possibly maintain the image that he does? Other than a truck driver we really do not see who Declan has on his side. No way one person could orchestrate what he does. After he loses his Mexican connection where is he getting these drugs from? That was his biggest trump card and it really needed to be explained better. His Italian mob adversaries Cosoleto's were nothing more than 2 brothers and their 2 sons..thats it...not what I would call a powerful mob family. We never see what they do to earn money, never see any of their soldiers or associates. The bikers were for me the most credible. The twins were just not believable. Why would a mob father from Italy who never sees them send them on any mission let alone this one? The script was ok but weak in many areas. It just felt like lines were inserted for effect but not to lead the story along. Also people in the real criminal world react much differently...they simply do not attend birthday parties of informants. Season two needed at least one more A list actor in it. These actors were good but I found some were miscast for sure. Some other observation...Good cinematography and direction, music was so so, editing was predictable. If there is a season 3 bring in a couple of more seasoned writers, another big name to match Kim Coates on the screen and get back to basing the script on the real Canadian mob/biker undeworld.

The writing is pretty poor but the acting (for more than a few) is just pathetic. It is chock full of cliche that you can see coming a mile away. They mixed so many things from the "great" mob shows/movies and threw them into three episodes. The Son ruins the show. Come on folks write something original and can the idiot son and maybe the show can succeed.

Quite a few twists and turns in the story. Look forward to watching Bad Blood. Some things seem unbelievable in real life but who knows what that works is really like. Kim Coats does a great job acting. He is a talented actor that doesn't get the recognition he deserves (as long as he isn't trying to cry... sometimes looks forced but aside from that he is a talented actor) Cannot wait for season 3. OMG season 2 finale really left me hanging on a cliff.

I've never been able to take Kim Coates seriously. I can't blame him for this silliness. Every stock character you can think of, ridiculous dialogue, derivative plotline. Season two is even worse. I don't know how many more bad accents I can take.

And "bad" is certainly an understatement too. The actors seem like they are 'wingin' it. They all make my skin crawl. I just don't think that I can stomach much more after only a half hour into the series - certainly not worth wasting another four hours of my life. It's terribly misogynistic and degrading to women... again only a half hour in and the only three scenes with women were strippers, a mistress and another side "piece" way too young... definitely not into him for anything other than his "gifts," money and influence. Someone could have had a really good story here but so far... it is just D list actors and a bad script. Do yourself a favor and watch something else instead.

A crime family series which starts quite well,but it has pacing issues,too many plot holes,not a complete story arc, some characters are not properly explained,so you don't feel anything when they die or do something. Overall you will feel no satisfaction completing this,quite a waste of time in my opinion.

Lazy writing. Lazy acting. Lazy directing. Cliche after cringing cliche. The embarrassing title sequence is so try-hard it made me wince. How the hell this fugazi got funding is beyond me.

Netflix has had a pretty solid run producing shows of stellar quality. And just when you think they are going to raise the bar even higher with a foray into the gangster genre, they make this. Everything about this is absolutely bad, but not soo bad it's good, it's just well, plain bad. Somewhere between a made for TV movie and a day time soap, this show languishes in entertainment purgatory, which is unfortunate considering the great source material. This awkwardness permeates every scene as the dialogue bounces from one mob movie cliche to the next. Bizarre cut scenes tailor made for commercial breaks and unevenly paced urban shots reminiscent of a poor mans NYPD blue only compound the shows problems. LaPaglia and Coates, whose performances in the Client were both equally disturbing and memorable, do their best to carry the burden but even Sorvino, the grizzled vet isnt enough to pull this one out of the toilet. Definitely a disappointment after the likes of Stranger Things, Ozark and The Last Kingdom. Honestly watching this made me feel kinda stupid like I just polished off a can of dust off. Maybe next time Netflix.