Ozark

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 21, 2017
Season #: 4.5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 406 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 357 out of 406
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 406
  3. Negative: 24 out of 406

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  1. shag00
    Sep 15, 2017
    5
    I think the show's lead, the money launderer, performs well and is well written and apart from the trailer trash girl the rest don't perform nearly as well, the wife in particular seems to be existing on a parallel plane.

    I can't help but comment on Mark A. Perigard's (Boston Herald) review who gave it a score of 100, somewhat higher than Game of Thrones manages. The violence is not    I think the show's lead, the money launderer, performs well and is well written and apart from the trailer trash girl the rest don't perform nearly as well, the wife in particular seems to be existing on a parallel plane.

    I can't help but comment on Mark A. Perigard's (Boston Herald) review who gave it a score of 100, somewhat higher than Game of Thrones manages. The violence is not stunning, shocking or messy though it is some cases unexpected, mild would be my thought. Two scenes do spring to mind though, the woman being hit by a garbage truck which was unexpected mainly because I have difficulty picturing one racing down a rural housing area street at 100mph without applying his brakes when running some over or when the wife of the poppy grower blows the Mexican lieutenant's head off because just minutes before everyone was disarmed and seconds before they were all sitting at a table and there was no huge gun to be seen.

    All shows have a burden to carry when they portray children and this one suffers that fate also. Why there is this insistence to portray children as seasoned adults in small bodies rather than as children inexperienced in life continues to mystify me.    … Expand
  2. night4
    Sep 30, 2018
    6
    There's some good acting, but christ is it so stark and severe. I love dark, violent, and depressing shows, but they usually have a bit of comic relief. Not here.

    The other problem is that none of the characters are likable in any way. They could all get shot in the back of the head and I'd yawn and watch something else without blinking.
  3. goodterling
    Aug 8, 2017
    4
    Well acted, but just not believable. They're going for Breaking Bad drama, but instead of a Walter White who's inner evil drove drove the circumstances, they've got a "nice guy" who's just desperate to protect his family. The idea that this guy, who's openly willing to die to protect his family, still won't accept police protection gets more ridiculous with every new threat they heap onWell acted, but just not believable. They're going for Breaking Bad drama, but instead of a Walter White who's inner evil drove drove the circumstances, they've got a "nice guy" who's just desperate to protect his family. The idea that this guy, who's openly willing to die to protect his family, still won't accept police protection gets more ridiculous with every new threat they heap on him. They go out of their way to depict him as a consummate "numbers guy", but he's incapable of calculating the odds of survival of his current path. Even if going into witness protection gave them only 50% chance of living, they'd be vastly better off. And that's not even counting the damage done to the kids shown every episode. This show needed a much more selfish central character, and a constant potential "up side" to goad his motivations to make it work.… Expand
  4. ChesterDrawers
    Jul 30, 2017
    5
    This series, like most Netflix and Amazon series that have really good plots and good story lines are "ALL" filled with homosexual, male mostly here recently, relationships and male homosexual sex scenes that are added that have NOTHING to do with the story line of the series. Put in place solely to try and desensitize normal people into accepting homosexuality as "NORMAL". It it ruiningThis series, like most Netflix and Amazon series that have really good plots and good story lines are "ALL" filled with homosexual, male mostly here recently, relationships and male homosexual sex scenes that are added that have NOTHING to do with the story line of the series. Put in place solely to try and desensitize normal people into accepting homosexuality as "NORMAL". It it ruining the movies and is disgusting to those who are offending by the alternative lifestyle. Needs to be some kind of homosexual warning on them to protect children and the 85% of the world who disagree with it. It needs to be categorized as GAY / HOMOSEXUAL as should others like "Halt and Catch Fire", seems every single series has homosexuality in it now, mostly male on male, I just turn it off, makes my skin crawl to see it.… Expand
  5. BobsleighKing
    Jul 26, 2017
    6
    The spectacular beginning of the show dissipates in the fog of the artificially elongated few episodes that come afterwards. However, the show manages to pick up the good trail with witty twists of the script, to end almost as good as it started. Even though I humbly believe that Jason Bateman's choice for the main role was a mistake, he keeps trying to prove me wrong until almost makingThe spectacular beginning of the show dissipates in the fog of the artificially elongated few episodes that come afterwards. However, the show manages to pick up the good trail with witty twists of the script, to end almost as good as it started. Even though I humbly believe that Jason Bateman's choice for the main role was a mistake, he keeps trying to prove me wrong until almost making me change my perspective. Summing up: It rises above the latest Netflix's crap as a perfect show for the boring summer days.… Expand
  6. visiblelight7
    Jun 5, 2018
    6
    The first episode was very promising and It thought this show was going to be epic... it could have been an epic show if it had continued in that direction.... Bummer.. had it not turned the direction of ridiculous plots and light humor.

    By 4th episode... you realize the good episode was the first one. The rest of the episodes are ludicrous plots that dilute the seriousness of the show    The first episode was very promising and It thought this show was going to be epic... it could have been an epic show if it had continued in that direction.... Bummer.. had it not turned the direction of ridiculous plots and light humor.

    By 4th episode... you realize the good episode was the first one. The rest of the episodes are ludicrous plots that dilute the seriousness of the show and dumb it down ALOT. Also, I've got no interest in politics, yet, the constant propaganda got really annoying ("men are idiots"(feminism), guns should be banned, little girls should be sexual, forcing Homosexual scenes that fit no purpose, etc )

    Don't waste your time. Watch it if you have nothing else to do.    … Expand
  7. puchodog1977
    Jan 25, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like the show. I just had one issue with episode 10 when **** went down at the farm.
    1. They had feds waiting at the end of the driveway for a vehicle they had a warrant for and they never went up to the house?
    2. 3 gun shots went off (one of which was a shotgun blast) a couple hundred feet away from where the cops AND feds were lying in wait and they didn't come up the driveway?
    3. when marty comes down the driveway they just turned on the blue lights and never aimed one flashlight into the car or spot light to see the contents of the vehicle?
    4. he stepped out of the vehicle without his hands up and didn't die.    … Expand
  8. carlossolrac
    Nov 16, 2018
    6
    Marty B. makes Breaking Bad choices with gun to his head. Not same as Walter White. Few characters to like or roooooot for.

Awards & Rankings

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#8 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#13 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Nick Allen
    Nov 29, 2017
    40
    A lot of this would play more thrillingly if the characters didn’t seem as wooden; if the series felt like it was written to serve more than just a need to present power plays.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Jul 25, 2017
    40
    Ozark’s insistence on presenting the grimiest version of its story possible stands in the way of explaining why anything within its universe is happening. The presentation and the characters and the smug tone eventually coalesce into something deeply irritating. ... Ozark is offensive and doesn’t understand why it’s offensive.
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jul 21, 2017
    60
    The show has an occasionally suspenseful twist. (Electrocution in the water: Watch out!) But as it proceeds, Ozark takes way too long to make a few good points and to showcase a few good performances, most prominently Jason Bateman’s.
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