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- Cinemax
- Apr 5, 2019
- Cinemax
- Apr 5, 2019
Summary Set in the late 1800s, gifted martial artist Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) immigrates from China to San Francisco and ends up as an enforcer for the one of the Chinatown tongs in this drama created by Jonathan Tropper and inspired by Bruce Lee's original idea for a TV series.
Created By: Jonathan Tropper
- Cinemax
- Apr 5, 2019
- Cinemax
- Apr 5, 2019
Summary Set in the late 1800s, gifted martial artist Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) immigrates from China to San Francisco and ends up as an enforcer for the one of the Chinatown tongs in this drama created by Jonathan Tropper and inspired by Bruce Lee's original idea for a TV series.
Created By: Jonathan Tropper
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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22% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
68
78% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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While it isn’t above mandatory Cinemax elements like fights, macho banter, and visits to brothels, it also aspires to make statements about the immigrant experience. And damned if those statements don’t turn out to be more arresting than the genre elements, which are proficiently handled but far from unique.
Topmost, Warrior is a good time, satisfying anyone who appreciates intricate fight choreography that emphasizes the physicality of its actors. ... At the same time, the show grants the same level of agency and ferocious, dangerous nature to its women as it does the men.
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Based on 36 User Ratings
7.7
83% Positive
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6% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 User Ratings
7.7
83% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
6% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
11% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Loved the pilot, fighting scenes good, actors good, plot promising. A bit surprised by some of the dialogues, without going to details... they do mind of Cinemax shows. If you like the IP Man series you will for sure like this one too, a lot. Looking forward to next episodes, and saying thanks for an awesome new show! Also Banshee is visually referenced in the first episode :)
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SEASON 1
Warrior has its charms and much like a Chinese “Peaky Blinders” or “Gangs of New York,” it’s best when it leans into mankind’s reaction to corruption and injustice.
There's a reason the network returned to its action roots after attempting to pivot away from them a few years ago, and if Cinemax continues to produce shows like Warrior, a show that is, first and foremost, entertaining, then I'm really not going to complain too much.
Through its first six episodes, Warrior is frequently fun, occasionally audacious and always representationally interesting, which is enough to work through its slow patches and to excuse that one half of the show is vastly better executed than the other half.
Warrior shares some of the propulsiveness and energy of [Banshee] but lacks its conviction and its sense of place, in part because of the artificiality of the antique San Francisco recreated on elaborate South African sets.
It takes itself way too seriously, the dialogue is deadly flat, and the characters just aren’t interesting.
Dark and gritty drama focusing on the worst of people in a unique and engaging world. Great fight scenes that for the most part compel the characters and story.
Lots of pointless nudity that does nothing for story or characters.
Writing is great but there are blaring moments that characters have illogical reactions and choices.
Overall, a fun watch if you can stretch your suspension of disbelief for certain characters.
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