Altered Carbon

Netflix | Release Date: February 2, 2018

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 128 Ratings

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peppergFeb 29, 2020

Disappointing. An uninteresting story line, dull/generic fight scenes that happen way too often, characters you don't care about played by actors lacking in charisma, and it brings nothing new to hard sci-fi. About the only thing this hasDisappointing. An uninteresting story line, dull/generic fight scenes that happen way too often, characters you don't care about played by actors lacking in charisma, and it brings nothing new to hard sci-fi. About the only thing this has going for it is the production quality, which is above average for a tv show. I can only guess that the source material sucks, which would make it nearly impossible to make a show worth watching.… Expand

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notwistMar 13, 2020

The writing for this show is at times abysmal. Instead of world building and deep character development, time is filled with cliche interactions, basic tropes and fight scenes. It's a shame, the source material is very interesting and I'mThe writing for this show is at times abysmal. Instead of world building and deep character development, time is filled with cliche interactions, basic tropes and fight scenes. It's a shame, the source material is very interesting and I'm personally a huge fan of cyberpunk, but this one feels like it was thrown to the interns.… Expand

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dumptydoMar 12, 2020

Altered carbon season one...GREAT!

Altered carbon season two...RUBBISH!
Anthony Mackie’s character has the depth of a teaspoon that’s been flattened with the weight off a terribly written script. It feels cheap. It feels rushed. Such a shame.

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Huey_KratosFeb 23, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the ending made absolutely no sense he had been spouting all about family throughout the series and those that matter to him. But in the end, he chose someone he met just in a few days or weeks over his own sister who had been searching for him for hundreds of years and then killed her. Talk about character continuity ....ruined it at the end and you were so close.… Expand

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olltekaMar 3, 2020

Season 2 review: Unfortunately quite dull writing, cheesy lines and mashed up story. No hint of the grit, cynicism or any meaningful exploration of the theme of immortality and its consequences in the first series. The love story introducedSeason 2 review: Unfortunately quite dull writing, cheesy lines and mashed up story. No hint of the grit, cynicism or any meaningful exploration of the theme of immortality and its consequences in the first series. The love story introduced in the first season comes to bite now, I find it hardly believable. Envoy intuition and total absorption in the moment close to 0 (unless narrated in a dialog a couple of times). The show is more about nostalgia and fear of memory loss. Father-son sort of relationship exploration that goes nowhere. Main "evil character" is more annoying, not really being a threat to anyone. Every part of the plot is foreseeable as it sticks completely to cliches, no real surprises. Plot ruined, atmosphere ruined. And that is without even starting to compare it to the original source material.… Expand

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KamamuraMar 20, 2020

Tries so hard to be the new Neuromancer or Blade Runner, but in the end, falls flat on the face. Unlike in Dick's or Gibson's works, there is no vision, no poetry, only pretense and rattling old props. So the story leans on the woke garbageTries so hard to be the new Neuromancer or Blade Runner, but in the end, falls flat on the face. Unlike in Dick's or Gibson's works, there is no vision, no poetry, only pretense and rattling old props. So the story leans on the woke garbage that is standard on Netflix today - women are bossy, make every decision and hit twice as hard in fight then men, men are bumbling wrecks stumbling around. There is nothing memorable after watching, just a foul aftertaste.… Expand