Released today on Netflix, crime thriller Narcos stumbles early on but rapidly improves.
It seems like its stylistically trying to evokeGoodfellas, but ultimately it feels clumsy and lazy.
And if I was reviewing the first episode alone, I wouldnt have much positive to report.
Focus is the big problem with the pilot.
Another major problem is the paper thin characterization of Murphy.
Our ostensible protagonist, Murphy is a bland character in a show full of morally grey players.
Its a fantastic performance that Moura really inhabits, from his inscrutable expressions to the way he moves.
Theres also a matter-of-factness toNarcosthat lends it believability.
Bit by bitNarcosgains an epic quality that feels earned thanks to its grounded, realistic nature.
For all the gunfights, explosions and graphic sex, the stakes feel high and real.
See the Narcos trailer below:
