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- BBC America
- Nov 9, 2015
- BBC America
- Nov 9, 2015
- BBC America
- Nov 9, 2015
- BBC America
- Nov 9, 2015
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
73
78% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
17% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
73
78% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
17% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Muscular writing and powerful performances.... You can get sucked in by the spycraft, but this is also a parable about queerness, and a fascinating character piece for Whishaw.
[A] gorgeously somber BBC America miniseries.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 User Ratings
7.7
79% Positive
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
8% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
13% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 User Ratings
7.7
79% Positive
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
8% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
13% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
The show deserves a 10 because we've seen tons of stories like this on TV or cinema but all of them had a super straight macho guy. London Spy featured a **** protagonist and that;s where it shines without actually being a show about sexuality but a pure love between Danny and Alex. In this show unlike many other their **** wasn't magnified and it was as trivial and normal as a straight romance and it's completely normal and nobody cares. We need more interesting action, thriller and mystery movies that feature **** protagonists like any other human being. Plus the writing was absolutely genius. I definitely want more. A season 2 is bound to happen. The cast is also amazing.
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SEASON 1
To say that Broadbent is heartbreaking and Rampling an enigmatic marvel is to state the obvious; when the plot and tone go wandering, as they do with exasperating regularity, London Spy rests almost entirely on the astonishing ability of its cast.
You may or may not struggle with the heightened, heated-up filmmaking in London Spy, which is filled with artful camera angles and non-linear time leaps, but you will likely fall under Whishaw’s spell.
Rob Smith's wildly original five-part London Spy is an emotional tour de force for rising star Ben Whishaw. [18-31 Jan 2016, p.15]
Occasional tedium sometimes makes London Spy a slog, and that's a shame because at its best moments--all of which are Whishaw moments--the show is gripping. There's a gasping desperation to Danny, and like any fully developed human, he feels original and unique, and his struggles matter because they're his. Unfortunately one of the things he's struggling against is a show that isn't 100 percent sure what to do with him.
Whishaw may keep the human story from being swamped by bad writing and worse direction, but Rampling and Broadbent are doomed.... In the end, none of it makes a great deal of sense.
Fantastic first episode. It felt like a mix of Hitchcock meets Tom Ford's cinematographic eye in The Single Man and a dash of Andrew Haigh ("Weekend"). I love how it started in a more romantic vein and then did a 180 by the end. Ben Whishaw is superb! Jim Broadbent is always excellent. It was a very different and sometimes strange concept. Excited to see where the next four episodes go,
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SEASON 1
Melhor série do mundo!!!!!!!11! História super envolvente e original. Atuações ótimas e ainda tem o Ben pra ficar melhor. Suspense espião ****, o que poderíamos querer mais?
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SEASON 1
Atmosfere molto intime e cupe, trama che si sviluppa mantenendo lo spettatore in tensione e curioso del finale. Musiche top e attori in grado di interpretare i **** in maniera egregia.
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SEASON 1