Marco Polo (2014)
Netflix | Release Date: December 12, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
10
Negative:
7

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
37
USA TodayRobert BiancoDec 11, 2014
Season 1 Review: Clearly what Netflix hopes you'll see a big-bucks, prestige entertainment along the lines of that HBO fantasy epic, but in truth, Marco is far closer to one of those cheesy international syndicated adventures. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Margaret LyonsDec 15, 2014
Season 1 Review: The show is vacant and uninspiring, so much so that I'd rather fill my imaginary home with ball utensils than watch Marco Polo. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerDec 11, 2014
Season 1 Review: It would have been nice to see someone take the successful “Game of Thrones” formula and expand on or enhance it, but Marco Polo ends up skeletonizing it.... The show’s most egregious flaw, though, is its exploitation of female characters. Read full review
30
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenDec 11, 2014
Season 1 Review: The first hour is a deadly dull slog. Viewers get plopped into the action without much effort to provide context and then there are flashbacks to confuse matters further. Read full review
30
TimeJames PoniewozikDec 11, 2014
Season 1 Review: Making Marco Polo dumb fun would be just as legitimate as making it weighty historical realism. But the show tries to be both (sort of, though producers freely admit to playing with facts and the timeline), lurching between modes without warning. Read full review
30
Washington PostHank StueverDec 11, 2014
Season 1 Review: The show suffers from a profound lack of momentum and meaning, with plots and subplots that are stiff and predictable. Read full review
25
Uncle BarkyEd BarkDec 11, 2014
Season 1 Review: Marco Polo might best be utilized as a sedative or sleeping pill. All those dark to pitch black exteriors and interiors seem guaranteed to prompt an onset of heavy eyelids if not a complete conk-out. And if that doesn’t get you, the ponderous pace almost certainly will. Read full review
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