5 reviews
To be honest, if I were younger, I might have enjoyed this. But I've been through a lot. I'm almost 60, I've been through addiction and prison, and life on the margins, I've met the real "dangerous" up close.
Let me tell you, there's nothing glamorous or heroic about this, nor is there the easy life you're portraying.
My mind is still trying to piece together all the details, but it's such a naive narrative and it's exhausting, it's mindless. This narrative doesn't speak to me anymore, and I say this with no bitterness towards the creators. It just needs to evolve.
It's time to stop romanticizing these cartoonish depictions of so-called mobsters who are neither cruel nor noble, but often cowards who mostly hide all day and leave violence and fear behind.
And Guy Ritchie, I remember you from when you were driving a tanker in Ios, Greece.
We were all really happy when you did it.
But it's been over 30 years, and you keep hearing the same tired story. Yes, it still sells. But where is the art in repeating the same old myth?
You're showing and provoking the worst human emotions because they sell!
It feels outdated, and most importantly, disconnected from reality.
As someone who has spent his life in the trenches and now works in drug policy, I want to see stories that challenge these clichés. But who has such luck Show us a future where users test their substances, where clubs have safe user zones and relaxation spaces, with harm reduction workers guiding them. Where friends don't kill their friends Where there are antidotes available, and yes, marketers who actually care about not killing their customers.
Because the smart marketer want you alive, even if you walk in with a stick?
Why do we keep recycling stories of violence and cruelty, instead of imagining systems of care and accountability? Why must brutality still be glorified?
It's not just tired, it's dangerous.
Maybe I'm naive to think we could reshape this narrative.
But if we don't try, who will?
I've seen too much and I'm too tired to pretend anymore. We need new stories, stories that save lives instead of selling myths soaked in blood.
It may not sell I'm afraid ,but someone has to try!
Let me tell you, there's nothing glamorous or heroic about this, nor is there the easy life you're portraying.
My mind is still trying to piece together all the details, but it's such a naive narrative and it's exhausting, it's mindless. This narrative doesn't speak to me anymore, and I say this with no bitterness towards the creators. It just needs to evolve.
It's time to stop romanticizing these cartoonish depictions of so-called mobsters who are neither cruel nor noble, but often cowards who mostly hide all day and leave violence and fear behind.
And Guy Ritchie, I remember you from when you were driving a tanker in Ios, Greece.
We were all really happy when you did it.
But it's been over 30 years, and you keep hearing the same tired story. Yes, it still sells. But where is the art in repeating the same old myth?
You're showing and provoking the worst human emotions because they sell!
It feels outdated, and most importantly, disconnected from reality.
As someone who has spent his life in the trenches and now works in drug policy, I want to see stories that challenge these clichés. But who has such luck Show us a future where users test their substances, where clubs have safe user zones and relaxation spaces, with harm reduction workers guiding them. Where friends don't kill their friends Where there are antidotes available, and yes, marketers who actually care about not killing their customers.
Because the smart marketer want you alive, even if you walk in with a stick?
Why do we keep recycling stories of violence and cruelty, instead of imagining systems of care and accountability? Why must brutality still be glorified?
It's not just tired, it's dangerous.
Maybe I'm naive to think we could reshape this narrative.
But if we don't try, who will?
I've seen too much and I'm too tired to pretend anymore. We need new stories, stories that save lives instead of selling myths soaked in blood.
It may not sell I'm afraid ,but someone has to try!
This show starts out quite well - love the grit and the uncensored everything, the characters and the writing....
For awhile.
Harry is so involved in every faction, the go-between guy for warring mob families and pub owners and international drug dealers and so forth - it becomes as unrealistic as his unbelievable killing skill and "tender heart" for his wife and family that he resorts to when he has time, and he sincerely means it but, y'know, work gets in the way.
The problem is, Harry's not only this altruistic and negotiating character, he also is The Guy Who Always Shows Up Zooming To Save The Day On His Motorbike and I mean EVERYWHERE/ ANYWHERE at the precise moment to save the day AGAIN; it's so cliche that it gets a bit pathetic, in my opinion. They should've given him a sidekick or make him a member of an organisation meant to mediate or something; one of the very worst movies ever made was the 1985 xenophobic "Invasion USA" starring a Chick Norris who would appear out of nowhere at any time a stereotypical enemy of America attacked (I remember children on a bus in particular and, hey! There's Chuck Norris thwarting the bad guys!) and saving the day. "Mobland" needs to check itself for such cartoonish bravado with Harry or it'll become unwatchable, for now, I'll hope the better scriptwriting in it will Save The Day!
For awhile.
Harry is so involved in every faction, the go-between guy for warring mob families and pub owners and international drug dealers and so forth - it becomes as unrealistic as his unbelievable killing skill and "tender heart" for his wife and family that he resorts to when he has time, and he sincerely means it but, y'know, work gets in the way.
The problem is, Harry's not only this altruistic and negotiating character, he also is The Guy Who Always Shows Up Zooming To Save The Day On His Motorbike and I mean EVERYWHERE/ ANYWHERE at the precise moment to save the day AGAIN; it's so cliche that it gets a bit pathetic, in my opinion. They should've given him a sidekick or make him a member of an organisation meant to mediate or something; one of the very worst movies ever made was the 1985 xenophobic "Invasion USA" starring a Chick Norris who would appear out of nowhere at any time a stereotypical enemy of America attacked (I remember children on a bus in particular and, hey! There's Chuck Norris thwarting the bad guys!) and saving the day. "Mobland" needs to check itself for such cartoonish bravado with Harry or it'll become unwatchable, for now, I'll hope the better scriptwriting in it will Save The Day!
...Archaic weekly episodes.
Enjoyed the first 5 episodes, because I joined it late and binged them. Since then, interest has waned massively, because have to wait a week to continue. Whoever decided that, has served an injustice to the series. It's spoilt it for me and probably won't bother watching the rest. Life is short and I don't waste it waiting for a 40min drama.
Outside of that, it was good while it lasted and despite the awful lead song, managed to provide some solid entertainment. The cast is good albeit hamming up what sound like disjointed Irish accents most of the time and Tom Hardy is strong.
Subplots containing a lot of women talking are commonplace, but at least the lead men get some airtime and it's moderately realistic. Can't say the same for so much that is released now. All of it unwatchable in the main.
Enjoyed the first 5 episodes, because I joined it late and binged them. Since then, interest has waned massively, because have to wait a week to continue. Whoever decided that, has served an injustice to the series. It's spoilt it for me and probably won't bother watching the rest. Life is short and I don't waste it waiting for a 40min drama.
Outside of that, it was good while it lasted and despite the awful lead song, managed to provide some solid entertainment. The cast is good albeit hamming up what sound like disjointed Irish accents most of the time and Tom Hardy is strong.
Subplots containing a lot of women talking are commonplace, but at least the lead men get some airtime and it's moderately realistic. Can't say the same for so much that is released now. All of it unwatchable in the main.
- developedfrequencies
- May 12, 2025
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First of all let me preface this by saying I am Irish and spent most of my life in the same area Brosnan is from ... so why does the only legit Irish fella in the cast have the worst accent??? What is it with these productions and accepting sub par accents from award winning actors??
And don't get me started on Dame Mirren, hers is like nails on a chalkboard!!! It's so disappointing given Hardy is doing a stellar job. Struggling to get through the remaining episodes. Other than that glaringly obvious let down, it's a classic Guy Ritchie gun slinging, swearing chaos of a show that keeps you hooked!
And don't get me started on Dame Mirren, hers is like nails on a chalkboard!!! It's so disappointing given Hardy is doing a stellar job. Struggling to get through the remaining episodes. Other than that glaringly obvious let down, it's a classic Guy Ritchie gun slinging, swearing chaos of a show that keeps you hooked!