|
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
|
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
|
Critic Reviews
The TelegraphDec 13, 2021
Jan 17, 2020
Season 1 Review:
If “Vienna Blood” seems to resemble other thrillers in pacing and tone, there’s a reason: Its creator is screenwriter Steve Thompson (“Sherlock,” “Deep State,” “Jericho”), so there will be a certain comfortable familiarity to the proceedings. (The directors are Umut Dag and Robert Dornhelm.) But there’s also enough that’s novel about the show’s cerebral gumshoes to keep viewers rapt, and likely hoping for more.
Read full review
iAug 5, 2024
Season 4 Review:
The secondary female characters in this final episode emerged as rather more interesting than the men. Perhaps a spinoff series featuring Leah and Clara is in order. It’s frustrating that this final series is more engaging and there’s a bittersweet sense of what might have been.
Read full review
The TimesAug 5, 2024
Season 4 Review:
It's hammier than two butcher's knives. Does it matter? Not really. Was it enjoyable? Yes, mostly. Mephisto Waltz, a labyrinthine tale stretched over two episodes, which is three hours in total and longer than many cinema films, was certainly better than previous episodes I have seen.
Read full review
iDec 14, 2022
Season 3 Review:
Like the previous two series, the plotting is generally solid (even if red herrings are blindingly obvious), but the characters and script are never quite as engaging as Sherlock, the obvious comparison (and the former home of writer Steve Thompson). Hammy acting and wide-ranging accent work all lend an air of silliness to the whole thing but it is panto season, and if you like your festive viewing on the grisly side, this might just hit the spot.
Read full review
The GuardianJan 2, 2020
Season 1 Review:
It is all absurd but enjoyable, the extended length more or less justified by the subplots. ... The odd-couple detective and sidekick setup feels tired. But Beard and Maurer are excellent, and my id is a sucker for a bit of murder in a fin de siècle setting, so I’ll forgive much.
Read full review
The TelegraphDec 14, 2022
Season 3 Review:
There is a happy medium between Silent Witness and Midsomer Murders, and this isn’t it. ... It does have a charismatic lead in Maurer, who is the main reason for watching it. But the plot was plodding – an uninspired cast of male suspects, and a female fashion designer who was clearly hiding something.
Read full review
The TimesJan 7, 2020
Season 1 Review:
It had more the vibe of a period potboiler made in the 1980s with accompanying mood music, where the baddies sneered and cackled and the women were hysterical, being shagged by cads or naked on a pathologist's slab. It was hammier than a butcher's knife, but it wasn't unenjoyable for it, providing you took it with a fistful of salt.
Read full review
Current TV Shows
By MetascoreBy User Score