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- Prime Video
- Jun 14, 2019
- Prime Video
- Jun 14, 2019
Summary The crime drama co-written by Ed Brubaker and Nicolas Winding Refn follows police officer Martin (Miles Teller) as he investigates the Los Angeles' underworld that includes hit men and assassins associated with the local gangs, Mexican cartel, Russian mafia, and the Yakuza.
Created By: Ed Brubaker, Nicolas Winding Refn
- Prime Video
- Jun 14, 2019
- Prime Video
- Jun 14, 2019
Summary The crime drama co-written by Ed Brubaker and Nicolas Winding Refn follows police officer Martin (Miles Teller) as he investigates the Los Angeles' underworld that includes hit men and assassins associated with the local gangs, Mexican cartel, Russian mafia, and the Yakuza.
Created By: Ed Brubaker, Nicolas Winding Refn
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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38% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
38% Mixed
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3 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
55
38% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
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]
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.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 43 User Ratings
7.2
65% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
16% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
19% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 43 User Ratings
7.2
65% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
16% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
19% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Subversive? I don't know if neo-noir, dirty cops and Mexican drug cartels were mixed for the purposes of rolling cigarettes into their figurative shirt sleeve. As for the stagnant camera frames, I believe they are intended to achieve two things, capture imagery photographically and disquiet and re-quiet the audience--the freneticism of audiences silenced by the inaction of the filmmaker. These episodes no doubt suffer from absurdity but if anything they do not over-rely on dialogue.
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SEASON 1
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]
Viewed as a single unit, the episodes were a mixed bag of self-serious storytelling and pulpy action, with whispery exchanges that drag on for minutes at a time, set against Refn’s standard subterranean vision of an ominous modern-day Los Angeles. [Prime Video only screened episodes 4 and 5]
[A] limping, baggy megillah, which fails to justify its marathon-length running time as anything more than a self-satisfying, hardboiled-by-numbers folly.
Aesthetic is all “Too Old to Die Young” has to boast. ... Jumping in around the series’s midpoint, [Martin Jones' (Miles Teller)] decisions and relationships seemed random, emphasizing the degree to which the show’s bits of mythologizing and its gratuitousness spring from the clear blue sky. [Prime Video only screened episodes 4 and 5]
Stylishly crafted but stultifyingly dull. ... Jesus had better be some kind of savior if Too Old to Die Young is going to be more than just a ponderously portentous sleazefest shaken out of its torpor by the occasional bloodbath. [Prime Video only screened episodes 4 and 5]
Fans of Refn and/or Brubaker will not be disappointed as both creators influence is very apparent in this 15h downward spiral into the heart of darkness. Brubakers harsh, disturbing and surprising writing certainly shines through. The scenes and characters often feel like they would belong in the world of his Criminal-Series. The slow pacing/long shots and grading add to the graphic-novel vibe, similar to looking at Sean Phillips artwork, frame by frame so you can admire the mood and darkness he puts into his drawings. Refn's neo(n)-noir aesthetics are just a perfect match. If you are not familiar with the creators and their work, be aware that the show is not only very slow paced, but also very disturbing. Brutal torture, physically and verbally as well as some very bleak moments, that will probably haunt me a while – almost every episode is an atrocity-masterclass. My only complaints about the show are, that they often used CGI blood (a minor mishap but noticeable and immersion breaking none the less) and some supernatural elements, that kinda felt out of place for a serious show like this. Aside from that, there is nothing I did not like about this show. It's one of the boldest achievements in modern "television", a tour de force of blood, sex and bleak neon-colored images. Now critics may disagree with me on this, it's one of those shows you either love or hate. But you still have to admire the work that went into this behemoth of show.
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SEASON 1
Refn's attempt at a series isn't as great as he thinks it is. The writing is pretentious and obnoxious with no purpose and there are episode that have nothing to do with the rest of the show. Just don't watch it.
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SEASON 1
Еще до выхода "Слишком стар, что бы умереть молодым", многие пророчили, что творческая свобода и хронометраж в 13 часов позволят Рёфну разгуляться на всю катушку, так что амбиций было много. Лично я считаю, что сериал получился крайне слабым не потому, что ожидания были велики и оказались не оправданы, а потому что Рёфн так и не придумал, зачем растягивать довольно простую и, что самое важное абсолютно не насыщенную действиями историю на 13 часов.
Во-первых, стоит отметить, что дерзкий и необычный подход, если и не оправдывает себя, то хотя бы говорит о себе своей дерзостью, что запоминается. Сериал имеет структуру фильма, который просто нарезали на 10 частей, то есть, допустим, завязка расположилась аж на первых 4 сериях и не одна серия не закончится клиффхэнгером. Вот только такой подход абсолютно не оправдан и вызывает лишь раздражение, ведь самое тяжелое это вытерпеть первые 4 эпизода.
А вот во-вторых, мы натыкаемся на то, что для 13 часов тут очень мало чего происходит, тот же Твин Пикс: Возвращение имел схожую структуру, но был настолько насыщен разного рода действиями, что не давал заскучать. Тут же атмосфера медитативности выглядит как издевка, ведь когда персонажи делают паузы по 5-10 секунд, что бы сказать "ОК" или "Ладно" это только вгоняет в скуку и рушит всю атмосферу. Да и визуально тут скучно, что абсолютно губительно для такого рода повествования. Очень много статичных и ничем не примечательных кадров, конечно достаточно кадров и красивых, только вот смотреть на них 1-3 часа еще интересно, но только не 13. Да, определенно моментами сериал интересен, именно тогда, когда что-то происходит, особенно 6 эпизод, где почти всю серию мы наблюдаем за конкретными действиями.
Сюжет же интригует по началу, ведь очень сложно разобраться что к чему, вот только к финалу, тебе настолько сильно разжевывают посыл, как будто держат за круглого идиота и финал получился откровенно не интересный и ни о чем.
По итогу тратить на это время я бы советовал только истинным фанатам датского режиссера, остальным советую проходить мимо.
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SEASON 1
The 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.
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SEASON 1
This series looks great, but its super slow pace and that it's largely creepy (in a bad way) and nonsenscial make it almost unwatchable. Cristina Rodlo is undeniably a captivating on screen presence. I'm sure Miles Teller is doing what he's told to do, but it would have been much better had he ignored the director and spoke at a normal pace. What we see and the way people act make me think, that Refn is an idiotic creep, who thinks he's subverting the very thing he is doing without subverting it at all.
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