Ozark

Netflix | Release Date: July 21, 2017

7.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 155 Ratings

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ZefyrusMay 10, 2021

Direction - 5/10
Plot/Writing - 3/10
Characters - 5/10 Performances - 7/10 Wow! factor - 6/10 Cringe/cliche factor - 7/10 I'd say it is watchable, but only barely. Performance from Garner (Ruth) is highly commendable, but also performancesDirection - 5/10
Plot/Writing - 3/10
Characters - 5/10
Performances - 7/10
Wow! factor - 6/10
Cringe/cliche factor - 7/10

I'd say it is watchable, but only barely. Performance from Garner (Ruth) is highly commendable, but also performances from almost all other actors are quite good, considering the very weak writing. Basically the actors are holding the series standing, at least in my view. The series pilot is amazing, but then the plot quickly mires down.

Overall, although the show tries to sell itself as realistic, it is not at all. 1. Characters undergo HUGE transformations in no time and without consequences. 2. Some characters rise from "zero-to-hero" in a matter of 1-2 episodes and their status among the other characters is automatically set to the "hero" level. 3. The writing is very weak, filled with plotholes, unintuitive & unexplained behaviour.

4. Sometimes, character lines are citing facts that are directly contradicting facts presented to the viewer 2 scenes before, and the discrepancy is NEVER resolved.

5. The direction with the faint blue filter becomes very, very tiresome; the viewer cannot distinguish between times of day, which may be intended, but annoying nonetheless.

6. Towards the middle of the 2nd season and onwards women take a clear lead in the series, but not in a negative, feministic/SJW way. However from towards the end of the 2nd season, one of the leading female protagonists is increasingly boosted by the writers. She has traumatic experiences that scar people for life, yet she suffers no side effects. Her decision making and hunch are almost infallible. Mary Sue-like.

TL;DR
This is not Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul. Not by a long shot. Not even by approximation. Watch it as a standalone series and keep your expectations very low.… Expand

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angularlyJun 20, 2020

Pretty good show, I kinda like the characters. Great actors, especially Bateman, Linney and Garner. So score is based on what else is out there, compared to movies and so on from 30 years ago it would be like a 1. But it's Netflix, a far leftPretty good show, I kinda like the characters. Great actors, especially Bateman, Linney and Garner. So score is based on what else is out there, compared to movies and so on from 30 years ago it would be like a 1. But it's Netflix, a far left propaganda outlet with a mission to break down everything good about western culture, like e.g. family. It's full of misrepresentations of the real world like basically all women are strong and men are weak and stupid. Just as we are used to from the last 40 years of Hollywood regressive propaganda.… Expand

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Razd007Dec 15, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honeslty when it comes to this series after watching 3 seasons, it felt unworthy the time spent on it! To be fair only two characters where worthy watching "Ruth Langmore" and "Ben Davis". these two actors gave some meening for this series. There is no action in it, the drama is so fake and the tempo is so slow, there is no emotional incentive in this story. The only person who moved me is Tom Perfrey and Julia Garner. else, I was expecting better from this series.… Expand

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MLRSep 10, 2020

Ozark wants to be breaking bad. It really wants it, so much that it will jump a shark to get it.

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ZeteticoAug 15, 2020

Only naive and coarse-minded spectators can appreciate this show. The female characters are hateful, the events predictable, the protagonist expressionless, the family dramas boring and already seen Infinite times. Comparing this show toOnly naive and coarse-minded spectators can appreciate this show. The female characters are hateful, the events predictable, the protagonist expressionless, the family dramas boring and already seen Infinite times. Comparing this show to Breaking bad is blasphemy.… Expand

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bridgebombMay 8, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show started off really good but I began to hate certain aspects of the show, with every new episode. There are just too many unrealistic scenarios and they get worse by the episode. Yes, I understand it's fictional, but c'mon. I can't fall in love with Marty Byrd's character, too wussy like. Doesn't really have a backbone or supports his wife in the arrangement they have with the cartel. She's basically uprooted with her kids to a different place, and though she's in on it to a certain extent, she realizes she has to play the game and she's all in on it and he starts to punish her for it. But for me the writing kills me. The scenarios and how they play out it just would never happen, and I found myself saying this too many times. The Snells would long be dead in a real scenario. The brother would never be released or locked up locally after so many criminal offenses. Many things seemed forced.I'm not saying its the most terrible thing I've seen, but I can't saw it's really good. I just don;t want to reveal too much but just too many writing hiccups that just kill the mood.… Expand

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FyilMar 27, 2020

Really liked the first two seasons, but in season 3 the characters lost their essence.

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digiorgio23Jul 24, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Up until halfway through season 3, the series is very very good. I think it all goes downhill when they kill off Ben. And it only gets worse from there. The final episode, where all the bad guys win, is **** terrible and lazy writing. Killing off Ruth was an awful narrative choice, and Jonah killing Mel makes no sense at all. I don't think the ending makes any sense. I think it was lazy and ruthless character assassination. Some plotlines were also explicitly abandoned for no reason, like when Ruth confesses to the sheriff that she killed Javi. The ending of season 4 ruined this show like season 2 of Goliath. The writers went too far in letting the bad guys win. While bad people do win in real life, I didn't sink 30+ hours into Ruth Langmore's story just to see her unceremoniously murdered by a character nobody cares about and who has no ark whatsoever.… Expand

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booondMay 21, 2022

A mediocre series that threw everything it could at the wall to keep it moving forward. The strength of the series was its tone and Ruth. The top of this class, like Breaking Bad, are re-watchable, Ozark isn't.

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