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- Amazon Prime
- Nov 3, 2015
- Amazon Prime
- Nov 3, 2015
Summary Intelligence officer John Tavner (Michael Dorman) is given an assignment to stop Iran from getting nuclear armaments while working at Milwaukee's McMillan Industrial Piping in this dark comedy from Steven Conrad.
Created By: Steve Conrad
- Amazon Prime
- Nov 3, 2015
- Amazon Prime
- Nov 3, 2015
Summary Intelligence officer John Tavner (Michael Dorman) is given an assignment to stop Iran from getting nuclear armaments while working at Milwaukee's McMillan Industrial Piping in this dark comedy from Steven Conrad.
Created By: Steve Conrad
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
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19% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
68
75% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
19% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Patriot's quirkfest requires patience, but rewards your allegiance over time. [24 Feb/3 Mar 2017, p.91]
At its best, the series is wholly original in its pursuit of telling a dramatic espionage story while leavening it with inspired doses of quirk and a refreshing, even lovely look at existential crises. It is, all told, a hugely ambitious undertaking that probably won't get the attention it deserves, and that's a real shame.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 77 User Ratings
7.9
81% Positive
62 Ratings
62 Ratings
4% Mixed
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16% Negative
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12 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 77 User Ratings
7.9
81% Positive
62 Ratings
62 Ratings
4% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
16% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
One of the most well done and enjoyable shows made. It does not fall short on any aspect and will make you laugh as well as feel so very sad. So much talent is displayed through acting, camera angles, music and more. It even makes fun of sexism with a bunch of small ****, what more could you ask for?
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SEASON 1
Simply one of the top 5 TV shows in the last ten years. It's the first TV show that goes into an almost surrealistic explosion of cinematographic joy without falling into the idiotic and nonsensical. It is teetering between lightness and depression, the comical and the dramatic in very delightful and nuanced tones. The script, the dialogues, the richness of the characters, the acting and the refined, sharp cinematography all push clichés and tropes aside to deliver a new unique piece of art. Real art, not binge TV.
That puts shows like bloated, self-important and pontificating shows like Fargo or The Americans (referred to by other critics) miles behind.
The only problem is the atrociously bad French of the supposedly Luxembourgeois characters. I hope this will be fixed for season 2.
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SEASON 1
It’s less an action drama than a droll, often gleefully random comedy about deception, family, and the complexity of the human personality. It sets a distinct narrative path for itself but then departs from it early and often. Over time the digressions don’t just subsume the show’s main plot, they become the main source of its specialness.
Wonderfully loopy.
It is more diverting than suspenseful, less a roller-coaster ride than a scenic railway.
Every time Patriot feels like it’s going to click into its rhythm and start working consistently (such as in some interesting background for Smith’s character in episode three), it derails itself with a wild tonal shift. And, most damagingly, Dorman’s flat performance doesn’t serve as the bridge from the show’s espionage elements to its comedy beats.
Insufferable. ... At first, it’s nice to see TV veterans O’Quinn and Smith on screen again, but soon it becomes grating to see such talented actors trapped in such an airless, self-indulgent and smug story.
This is a fantastic show. Fans of the Coen Brothers, Bunuel and other surrealists will enjoy this thought-provoking, well written and superbly acted series. Give it a few episodes before making any judgements. It really comes into its element about five episodes in. Loving it!
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SEASON 1
9's and 10's are studio shills, and it's so obvious. Anyway, I endured 3, hour-long episodes of what was supposed to be a promising geopolitical mini-series. Instead, it's a slow-paced character study of an aloof assassin. Such a waste of an opportunity. I'm so disappointed, especially after having just finished a good Amazon mini-series "Goliath". Don't. Waste. Your. Time.
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SEASON 1
J'aurais préféré que ce fût une sitcom parce qu'à force de voir du vidéogag et d'entendre des rires enregistrés, on finit éventuellement par avoir un rictus nerveux. Et puis on sait à quoi s'attendre avec uje sitcom, on est presque préparé aux hypnotiques conneries des débiles mentaux qui tournent en boucle (les conneries et les débiles).
Mais ici, pas de rires enregistrés et un format long, très long puisqu'on avoisine des épisodes d'une heure chaque. Et ici ça se veut "ironique" et ça pratique même (à ce qu'il paraît) l'humour noir, celui d'un agent secret dépressif envoyé au charbon pour sauver la sécurité nationale du monde libre américain.
Ainsi donc, on est pris entre deux feux, entre la connerie d'une sitcom allongée et le sérieux narquois de trous du cul de scénaristes qui se prétendent très fins ou qui voudraient l'être, comme si un Dany Boon se mettait tout-à-coup à faire du Raymond Devos.
Evidemment, ça tombe à plat, la face contre terre, nez à nez avec le caniveau de l'humour crétin qui se croit très fin et subtil, alors que c'est écrit par des mange-merdes. C'est insupportable de lourdeur et de prétention et ça ne déride pas une seule seconde. Au contraire, ça exaspère et ça énerve à chaque minute qui passe, laquelle compte triple au bas mot.
Jamais vu un truc pareil ou plutôt tenté de voir un truc pareil qui renvoit la pire des sitcoms bien connes au rang des 7 merdeveilles du monde !
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