Ozark

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Season 3
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 21, 2017
Season #: 4.5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 91 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 91
  3. Negative: 6 out of 91

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  1. TheDevilCorrect
    Mar 30, 2020
    6
    It's not bad, but it's not good.

    Ozark has two glaring problems. First is the casting. When they get it right; they hit it out of the park, but the casting "fails" are disasters. You will really notice how some of the characters just don't look the the part, especially if you're a V.Gilligan fan (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul). It's a tad difficult to not compare it to Breaking Bad a    It's not bad, but it's not good.

    Ozark has two glaring problems. First is the casting. When they get it right; they hit it out of the park, but the casting "fails" are disasters. You will really notice how some of the characters just don't look the the part, especially if you're a V.Gilligan fan (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul). It's a tad difficult to not compare it to Breaking Bad a little, because instead of a Chemist breaking bad (so to speak), it's an accountant.
    The second problem is the story. It's starts to really become pretty unrealistic even within it's own boundaries. You will yell, Oh Come ON, and, Give Me A Break, many times throughout all seasons. The story is really asking a lot from the viewer; way too much.

    It's not all bad. I love the way it's shot. Bateman is definitely the best thing in the show (both as actor and director). Some (but few) of the supporting actors, mainly Julia Garner as Ruth are pretty good. Like many series, however, some dialogue scenes are just flat out boring...skip those. You'll know them when you see them. The good news is that these problems are fixable, so I hope they do for Season 4.

    All in all it's just okay, as long as you're not expecting The Sopranos, or Breaking Bad level quality. For what Netflix has to offer, it's watchable enough.    … Expand
  2. OlivierPiel
    Apr 7, 2020
    6
    It is so well shot with those sleek and smooth camera movements that are such a relief from all those shows with the horrendous jerky cam, and the story is unfolding so effortlessly with such a lulling pace that it feels like riding inside Helen Pierce's jaguar. Jason Bateman is a pleasure to watch. His character is clearly the main reason to watch this show. Imagine if Bugs Bunny were aIt is so well shot with those sleek and smooth camera movements that are such a relief from all those shows with the horrendous jerky cam, and the story is unfolding so effortlessly with such a lulling pace that it feels like riding inside Helen Pierce's jaguar. Jason Bateman is a pleasure to watch. His character is clearly the main reason to watch this show. Imagine if Bugs Bunny were a dead serious accountant dancing around the cartel, the FBI, the mob, his wife etc...

    However, just like the Jags of the past, you have to contend with quite major technical problems:
    - implausible plot twists and deus ex-machina
    - inane motivations of certain characters (when you are squeezed by the cartel and the FBI, do you really fight tooth and nail for adopting a third child at 48?)
    - lazy clichés and one-note characters (Wendy's brother feels like a cheap plot trick).

    Hence, it's best to enjoy the show with a glass of vino in the hand, with half the brain shut. Or should it be with Darlene's hemp products? Wait. Was that the subliminal message all along?    … Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. The Detroit News
    Reviewed by: Tom Long
    Nov 30, 2020
    75
    “Ozark” still has its crazy nooks and crannies — Ruth’s young cousin Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) takes up with the much older deranged opium grower Darlene (Lisa Emery), things like that — and the troubled, still-loving chemistry between Marty and Wendy remains powerful. Plus gangsters, drug cartels, body counts, all the standard pleasures of crime shows.
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  2. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Apr 6, 2020
    80
    The deck is stacked against the fledgling money launderers. How they maneuver around their detractors is still “Ozark’s” biggest strength. Couple that with the one-two punch of Linney and Pelphrey, and this is a compelling season worth binging.
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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Amanda Bell
    Mar 30, 2020
    60
    Overall, Ozark Season 3 is still the show you know — there are moments of quietude, gnawing personal conflicts, and, of course, that bluish scenery of this forest-rich landscape — but it's still by far the most stressful and emotionally ravaging stretch of the show yet thanks to its new characters, the increased duplicity afoot in the Byrde house, and, of course, the no-holds-barred drug war going on all the while which eventually makes its way to the Ozarks, too.
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