- Network: AMC+
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 20, 2022
Critic Reviews
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
La Fortuna’s distinctive story, combined with the standout performances from Tucci and Peters, make the show one we want to stick with.
-
The Spanish series La Fortuna, which aired last year in its country of origin, falls somewhere in between “quite good” and “ambitious but uneven” on that spectrum. ... There is a kind of straightforward, throwback comfort to La Fortuna. A fair amount of that comes from Tucci, weaponizing his extra-dirty-negroni grin into smugness and condescension, and Clarke Peters.
-
Mr. Peters is a memorable presence, a solid counterweight to Mr. Tucci, and a voice of righteousness. But dramatically, as well as morally, this bilingual and frequently English-subtitled drama lists to the Spanish side: The characters there are better realized, the dialogue is sharper and the ineptitude of Spanish politicians looks benign stacked up next to certain strains of American corruption and stupidity.
-
The closest La Fortuna comes to galvanic is when Tucci, relishing his character’s snakelike swagger, and Peters, full of worldly wisdom and weary impatience, go head-to-head, which happens just barely enough. ... The Spanish side of the ensemble is driven by somewhat likably idealistic turns by Mel and Polvorosa, though they’re let down by a never-convincing love story.