Too Old to Die Young

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Season 1
Metascore
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
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  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Liam Mathews
    Jun 14, 2019
    85
    In the two episodes screened for critics, we learn almost nothing about Martin, who Teller plays with taciturn menace. Teller is nonetheless riveting. ... Too Old to Die Young is extremely not for everyone, and some people are going to really hate it, while others are going to think it's brilliant. [Prime Video only screened episodes 4 and 5]
  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Peter Bradshaw
    Dec 4, 2019
    80
    This is a story about sexual violence and the misogynist spectacle is uncomfortable, although arguably part of the point. It could be that Jena Malone, glimpsed here at any early stage, will have a greater part to play. Too Old To Die Young is macabre, and nauseating in many ways, but very well made and very watchable.
  3. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Jun 14, 2019
    80
    Scenes go on FOREVER, to the point that they either become mesmerizing or stultifying. I fell more on the former side but wouldn’t question anyone who considers this the dullest thing streaming this year. ... All of this means that “Too Old to Die Young” is unlike anything else you’ll see on TV this year. Television is still largely a writer’s medium, and so it’s fascinating to see something that is so clearly and distinctly the product of a director’s unique vision. [Prime Video only screened episodes 4 and 5]

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 43
  3. Negative: 8 out of 43
  1. OlivierPiel
    Jul 6, 2019
    8
    I'm usually much harsher than critics, but here it is unfathomable why they trash such a beautifully shot series. Granted, cars, neon lightsI'm usually much harsher than critics, but here it is unfathomable why they trash such a beautifully shot series. Granted, cars, neon lights and taciturn characters are the fetish of Mr Refn, but the attention to lighting details, the composition and the framing of the pictures are just gorgeous.
    Others complain about the wooden and unnatural acting but it is refreshing to get away from all these method acting scenes that ooze too much fake pathos.
    Some other complain about the stillness and silence or lack of a plot. But this is exactly why it is much more a cinematic experience than other Netflix or TV shows. Refn understands that show like True Detective or similar neo-noirs are just mediocre disposable paperback thrillers that become instantly obsolete once the whole story is revealed.
    On the other hand, he doesn't fall into the second-degree superficial pulpy farces à la Tarantino where non-stop action and half-clever zingers are put there just to distract the audience about the emptiness of the whole endeavour.
    As in his previous works, he confronts the American mythology of the police thrillers with our innate fascination with it, and distills its essence...and find at its heart a sort of metaphysical yin/yang battle between female and male instincts.
    This is very well done for the first 8 episodes or so. Sadly, the ending feels very lazy and rushed as it resorts to clichéd monologues on the end of the civilization and sophomoric sociological/philosophical musings , and worse a stalled narrative. Also he overdoes it on the Trump doom and gloom parallels. It feels cheap and pandering to the audience. This brings down the whole myth building exercise and concludes in a very boring hackneyed political and sociological epilogue.    … Full Review »
  2. SlinkyBender
    Jun 19, 2019
    4
    I'm only 2/3 of the way through the first episode and I just checked to see how much time is left for the third time.
  3. Lambo442
    Jul 24, 2019
    2
    The first episode was incredible. Intense, disturbing, intriguing. But with the second episode everything goes downhill. The charactersThe first episode was incredible. Intense, disturbing, intriguing. But with the second episode everything goes downhill. The characters introduced in Mexico are very flat, they hardly every speak (especially the nephew, who just sits there brooding). There's too much of a pause between each line of dialogue and the long panning shots start to become a chore. It's a real shame as there's a lot it had going for it, the amazing music by Cliff Martinez of course, the cool plot line established in the first episode, with this corrupt cop trying to balance his love life whilst staying alive. Then it all gets very dull.… Full Review »
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