- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: May 9, 2024
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It expertly crafts a riveting mystery but also fleshes out its central – and supporting – characters. A series like this hinges on the chemistry of the show’s cast, and thankfully, each and every player gives it their all.
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The series’ off-kilter approach is successful, by and large, and puts steam behind the many intrigues that uncoil during its seven-hour runtime.
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The series is a genuine two-hander; when Siobhan and Gilbert investigate together, Forte and Cullen’s chemistry and their mutual commitment to fleshing out their characters’ neuroses helps the show jump off the screen in ways its subdued style otherwise wouldn’t allow.
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The elements don't quite congeal, but it's intriguing and well-crafted.
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Bodkin is, by and large, a fun time that doesn’t reinvent the wheel but continues the trend of darkly funny and mysterious true crime stories.
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Bodkin isn't as good as similar series, but it only gets better as each episode unfolds. It starts out with too many tropes and characters who don't always click, but by the end, it finds its way and sticks the landing with a finale that's both frightening and sweet.
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That Oscar winner [Martin McDonagh] juggles humor and tragedy expertly, while this Higher Grounds Production (the Obamas production company) drops the ball occasionally on both. You won’t care since it’s the three central characters and the actors who portray them that pick them up and put them back up in the air and keep us engaged.