Marseille

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 5, 2016
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 36
  3. Negative: 11 out of 36
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  1. howiep
    May 18, 2016
    8
    English follows - D'abord quel plaisir pour une francophone de trouver une production Netflix en français - et c'est pas si mal! We are with those who don't understand the negative reviews. Is it wierd to see Gérard Dépardieu huffing and puffing his way through his rôle? yes. And to see a succession of female characters who are mainly known for their sex appeal? definitely. All thatEnglish follows - D'abord quel plaisir pour une francophone de trouver une production Netflix en français - et c'est pas si mal! We are with those who don't understand the negative reviews. Is it wierd to see Gérard Dépardieu huffing and puffing his way through his rôle? yes. And to see a succession of female characters who are mainly known for their sex appeal? definitely. All that said, it is an entertaining, well photographed, semi-operatic story that has kept us entertained more than a number of other series I could name - for example we find it better than House of Cards post Season one which we found impossibly dark. Try it, hope you enjoy it!… Expand
  2. VaaderDj19
    May 7, 2016
    8
    No clue, why this show is getting so much hate. This show reminds me distinctly of the US show Boss but with a European feel. I think what's holding this show back is that even though Marseille is what the protagonist seems to care about the most, the show doesn't let the city shine, it looks pretty but well you could rename the show Paris and i don't think it'd matter. The acting is solidNo clue, why this show is getting so much hate. This show reminds me distinctly of the US show Boss but with a European feel. I think what's holding this show back is that even though Marseille is what the protagonist seems to care about the most, the show doesn't let the city shine, it looks pretty but well you could rename the show Paris and i don't think it'd matter. The acting is solid and the plot is there, and its a solid show if you don't mind the subtitles. Give it a watch.… Expand
  3. hajaskf9
    May 7, 2016
    10
    I liked it, not for everyone and intelligent. Something similiar to House of cards. Finally a good Netflix show, after Fuller Hosue and Flaked i tough tha now Flaked was only capable to produce emabrassing original series
  4. Broyax
    Jan 11, 2017
    6
    Un excellent rôle pour le non moins excellent Gégé qui par sa stature de star confirmée et son expérience reconnue incarne un dinosaure de la politique à l'histoire personnelle trouble et compliquée, un personnage très humain en somme dont la passion reste la non moins trouble Marseille. Cela étant dit, si on m'avait dit qu'Obélix faisait de la politique, je n'y aurais pas cru... Mais j'aiUn excellent rôle pour le non moins excellent Gégé qui par sa stature de star confirmée et son expérience reconnue incarne un dinosaure de la politique à l'histoire personnelle trouble et compliquée, un personnage très humain en somme dont la passion reste la non moins trouble Marseille. Cela étant dit, si on m'avait dit qu'Obélix faisait de la politique, je n'y aurais pas cru... Mais j'ai vu et j'y crois maintenant.

    Par contre, je ne comprends pas ce générique avec la chanson arabe ? y doit-on voir une allusion ou un message dissimulé sur la conversion prochaine des maires de Marseille et l'établissement d'une révolution islamique en son sein (que je ne saurais voir sous la burka ?).

    Benoît Magimel n'est certes pas un acteur en -ar (oscar ou césar) mais il se révèle des plus convaincants dans le rôle de l'impitoyable adversaire... malgré sa tentative ridicule de prendre l'accent marseillais ; même la Géraldine est plutôt supportable. Ce n'est pas véritablement sa faute, car ce rôle qui lui est dévolu -assez énervant- ne consiste qu'à emballer la série dans une guimauve de mauvais aloi dont elle n'a nul besoin.

    Vient ensuite la fille du maire, la belle grande fille qui s'en tire avec les honneurs et qui fricote avec la racaille des cités. Je comprends la nécessité de raconter la vie familiale du maire mais cette vie prend trop d'importance sur l'autre aspect si bien rendu ici, à savoir les manoeuvres de toute la smala politicarde, ses combines, ses magouilles et ses collusions avec la mafia locale ainsi que toute la propagande obligée vis-à-vis de nos amis de la presse, les fouille-merdes.

    Néanmoins, on est dans ce Marseille bien mieux que dans le House of cards américain, bien plus crédible, plus clair et plus réaliste. La réalisation est soignée, presque recherchée par moments et n'a pas à rougir de la comparaison, loin s'en faut avec les séries d'outre-atlantique. La musique est également bien agréable (sauf le générique...).

    Finalement, la fin déçoit quelque peu alors que les révélations sont distillées tout au long des épisodes, révélations d'un passé (familial) exagéré qui en fait décidément trop dans le pathos de comptoir. Malgré tout, Marseille reste assez intéressante, surtout pour sa partie politique en fait.    … Expand
  5. pickybugger
    Feb 25, 2018
    0
    I wanted to review Marseille series 2.but Metacritic hasn't even heard of it
    Marseille series 2 is a BIG disappointment.
    Clunky acting. Forces English (Hollywood American) dubbing you can't turn off.
    Tired plot.
    It's like watching Thunderbirds only not as exciting!
  6. lisamm5
    Oct 4, 2016
    9
    My friend and I watched Marseille together every two weeks. It is fast-paced. The plot is complex and interesting. The acting is good. The theme song is very intriguing. But most importantly, it is so refreshing to watch a French TV series. My friend and I speak French fluently and it it's so fun to be able to watch a good story unfold episode after episode and it be told in French byMy friend and I watched Marseille together every two weeks. It is fast-paced. The plot is complex and interesting. The acting is good. The theme song is very intriguing. But most importantly, it is so refreshing to watch a French TV series. My friend and I speak French fluently and it it's so fun to be able to watch a good story unfold episode after episode and it be told in French by French actors. Thank you so much! The critics must be forgetting that regular people like to watch shows that are different and that are in French.… Expand
  7. rapn21
    Apr 18, 2017
    5
    The first half of the show was excellent and set up a lot of interesting plot points. Unfortunately, most of them didn't go anyway. It starts as a good mix of House Of Cards and The Wire, but then it turns into a soap opera. Most of the potential was unfortunately wasted. The finale was a particular mess and it was clear that the creators had no idea how to end the show.
  8. dilka66
    Apr 8, 2018
    0
    Really hope they go with sub titles for the second series rather than the appallingly bad day-time soap opera dubbing effort in the first series. If not for that, it wasn’t entirely awful.

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Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Michael Starr
    Jul 26, 2016
    50
    Taken as a whole, the problem with Marseilles is that not much happens once its main premise is established.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    May 10, 2016
    30
    It is royale-y cheesy, proof that the most risible clichés of dark American cable and streaming drama can be exported as easily as fast food.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    May 6, 2016
    40
    Marseille, the Gerard Depardieu-led Netflix series that dropped all eight episodes on Thursday, is not very good. In many spots, it's terrible.
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