- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Jul 22, 2020
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For those enamored with tales of the mob, Fear City weaves in enough previously unheard audio to marginally justify the three-hour binge. Beyond that, even from someone fascinated by the subject matter, it's tough to deliver a favorable judgment.
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With two episodes clocking in at less than 45 minutes and one running longer than an hour, you probably should have done four installments with more depth or a feature-length doc with tighter editing and fewer by-the-numbers talking head segments from Alite and Franzese. Fans of mobster programming probably won't complain.
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The series is edited with such impatience that it never lets a moment breathe or makes room for the details that might enliven this umpteenth telling of the tale. The interviews are so chopped that at times it sounds like every word was taken from a different sentence. It’s the rare Netflix series that could actually have benefitted from stretching out over another hour or two. Paring the story down to its cops-and-mobsters essentials robs it of its soul.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 7
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Mixed: 4 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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Jul 31, 2020
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Jul 26, 2020Could have been really good seems like maybe they rushed it because something is missing...
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Jan 21, 2021