Das Boot (2019)

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Season 1
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Jasper Rees
    Jan 3, 2020
    60
    The USP of Das Boot 2.0 is that the underwater drama has to budge up to make room for landlubberly intrigue involving the resistance. On the plus side there’s Vicky Krieps, who was so ineffable in the film Phantom Thread, as Simone Strasser, a wartime translator from Alsace caught on the horns of a dilemma. ... Somehow it’s odd that she should be the best thing in a testosteroney drama about blowing up convoys.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Jun 16, 2019
    60
    On the evidence of this handsomely produced, surprisingly grisly and solemnly wacko show, though, the main benefit of opening up the story is gaining access to a whole new set of World War II clichés.
  3. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jun 13, 2019
    50
    From its window-dressing address of Nazis’ “final solution” attitudes toward Jews, to its dutiful recreation of Petersen’s submarine set pieces—in which alarms sound for each incoming attack, the crew goes quiet as it’s stalked by enemy destroyers, and rapidly escalating sonar beeps presage imminent danger—Das Boot is a handsome endeavor that’s never urgent or unique. Or, consequently, necessary.

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#89 Best TV Season of 2019

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User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. majoranus
    Jun 19, 2019
    2
    In a word: Dreadful

    Looks quite good, starts off promisingly with the submarine crews, has some nice submarine scenes and decent actors but    In a word: Dreadful

    Looks quite good, starts off promisingly with the submarine crews, has some nice submarine scenes and decent actors but quickly goes to pieces.
    From the junkie lady lesbian resistance "fighter" plot which swallows the show, the ludicrous hamfisted narratives that develop as the show goes on and the submarine arc losing all credibility. Then they throw in a bunch of completely out of the blue "shocks" with clear sjw origins and the show quickly goes beyond the pale.

    Very, very poor.
    If you are a fan of the Wolfgang Peterson original (and why wouldn't you be?) stay clear of this utter abomination, watch the original again instead and save yourself.    … Full Review »
  2. beladrim
    Jun 19, 2019
    3
    Looks very promising at first. But quickly derails into silly "Spy" subplots that slowly but surely take over the entire show.

    Expected to    Looks very promising at first. But quickly derails into silly "Spy" subplots that slowly but surely take over the entire show.

    Expected to see a a show true to the source material as it follows the lives of a german submarine crew? Well why would you want that? Here is some "French" resistance for you instead. Is this really DAS BOOT now?

    Visually the show look good, but I simply cannot understand why a show based on acclaimed book and film spends so much screen time on characters and plot points that have NOTHING to do with submarine warfare. (Aside from the decoding the Radio transmissions).

    Let me put it this way, If you want an average Spy flick set in the second world war? Sure, this has some entertainment value to it.

    Are you a fan of the original source material? Stay away from this show. You'll just be disappointed.

    That fact that they even use the music from the film makes this even worse.

    It's not a terrible show, but it's a terrible adaptation of an amazing movie and book.    … Full Review »
  3. neilson
    Aug 3, 2019
    8
    Suspenseful, entertaining and a fascinating look at a brother and sister torn between their German motherland and their personal desire forSuspenseful, entertaining and a fascinating look at a brother and sister torn between their German motherland and their personal desire for freedom and justice. Only thing that was off was Lizzie Caplan's role - she didn't play it right and the character was kind of weird and unexplained and not fully developed.… Full Review »
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