3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Untamed first reviews: Critics call the Eric Bana-starrer ‘beautiful but predictable'
Even though many don't agree with whatever Netflix is doing in the Indian market, their international shows are doing exceptionally well. After the success of Adolescence and How To Have Sex, their new mini-series Untamed, starring the original Hector of Troy, Eric Bana, is generating buzz. It seems that for the most part Netflix has another winner on their hands, but Untamed is definitely not walking out of the reviews unscathed.
Created by Mark L. Smith and Elle Smith, the show follows the story of investigative services branch special agent Kyle Turner (Bana), who is tasked with investigating the death of a female rock climber. While people believe that the climber fell to her death, Turner feels something mysterious is afoot and takes along a rookie agent, Vasquez, to investigate the accident. In the six-episode show, the two give a tour of the entire Yosemite National Park while trying to solve this case, and some reviews suggest that this is just Netflix's attempt to have their own Yellowstone. TV critic Judy Berman from Time Magazine says, 'Almost certainly a product of audiences' addiction to detective procedurals and streamers' desperation to find their own Yellowstone, the series is, as written and acted, mediocre. It's worth watching, though, if you're fascinated by the inner workings of a place like Yosemite.'
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The Guardian sort of doubles down on this premise and calls the show a 'blunt force thriller which is beautiful but predictable.' THR wasn't entirely convinced by the show, as they think that the series felt too tightly closed and the narrative at times feels rushed. Apart from this, almost all the reviews maintain the fact that the series has too many clichés present in it that take away that unique punch which it had the potential of packing.
While many of the reviews have deemed the series as something which lacks depth, almost all the reviews call the series worth a watch. The cast of the series includes Eric Bana, Sam Neill, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lily Santiago, Wilson Bethel, William Smillie, and Josh Randall.
