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Whatever might have happened between the moment that Prime Video first cut the Citadel team its first cheque and today, though, it is clear that the series took the basic elements that made Alias so successful – beautiful lead actors, a slippery narrative full of surprises, exotic locales – and ground them all into a chunky, barely digestible paste that represents the television equivalent of a choking hazard.
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The only clear fact is that Citadel, no matter how superficially it tries, is nothing more than a varnished spy thriller with little to offer beyond generic genre garbage.
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The absence of substantive ideas, or even much Bond-style humor, makes Citadel feel pretty pointless. Maybe it’s possible to make a great show that appeals to everyone without offending anyone, but this isn’t it.
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Unambitious cliché can at least be entertaining. Here, once again, “Citadel” falls short of the bare minimum.
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Unfortunately, Citadel falls far, far short of transcendence, or even goodness. It is bland, generic, and almost shockingly cheap-looking, given the price tag.
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The characters are boring; the action is blandly choreographed; the cinematography is flat; the plotting is simplistic. ... It’s so thin that one’s mind starts to wander.
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It's a $300 million TV series for no one. ... This is a very, very bad show.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 27
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Mixed: 2 out of 27
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Negative: 16 out of 27
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Apr 28, 2023The very definition of mediocre. Poor acting, action scenes were meh. Another misfire from Prime
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Apr 29, 2023
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Apr 30, 2023A huge budget and failure. James Bond meets Jason Bourne and what a boring meeting.