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- HBO Max
- Feb 8, 2024
- HBO Max
- Feb 8, 2024
Summary Set in the 1990s, reporter Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) covers the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat for a Japanese newspaper in this crime drama series loosely inspired Jake Adelstein's memoir.
Created By: J.T. Rogers
- HBO Max
- Feb 8, 2024
- HBO Max
- Feb 8, 2024
Summary Set in the 1990s, reporter Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) covers the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat for a Japanese newspaper in this crime drama series loosely inspired Jake Adelstein's memoir.
Created By: J.T. Rogers
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
78
89% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
11% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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The series remains one of the most finely rendered urban portraits on TV, a crime drama that resists sensationalism in favor of a more patient and character-forward approach.
Once again led by the charismatic duo of Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe as unlikely partners in a war nobody appears capable of winning, it remains one of the most compelling, and underrated, shows on television.
The series’ scope is expanding, and its formal qualities are tightening. This is a strong batch of episodes that present a narrative confident in where it’s heading. Which is all to say: Halfway through this season, consider us hooked.
Tokyo Vice is stylish, mysterious, and full of powerful acting turns that put a sharp edge on its depiction of the places where crime and violence intersect with tradition and ambition.
The first five installments of the 10-episode season provided for review include a huge action set piece that takes a major player off the board and shakes up the show's universe in a way that propels the season to what should be an exciting second half.
Despite some fatty dialogue and overly earnest performances—or perhaps, unevenly earnest performances—season 2 finds traction. (Only five of 10 episodes were made available for review.) .... There are multiple subplots in "Tokyo Vice," all of which are destined to coalesce. En route to a melding, however, they require one's complete attention, if not a clipboard.
While the characters have all been given more care, the main problem with “Tokyo Vice” still stands: the show doesn't know what it wants to be.
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 User Ratings
8.6
89% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 User Ratings
8.6
89% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
6% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
6% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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