Peaky Blinders -New BBC series, 1919 Brummie Gangsters
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Watching season 1. Pretty good so far.
Watched the first three episodes and enjoyed them very much. Not as gritty as the previous ones but on a slower burner that keeps your attention throughout. As it finished last night we'll watch the last three in one sitting.
Solomons is just a ****ing epic character, one of the best I have ever seen in any gangster flick. The feeling of menace and surpressed violence is just spine-chilling, and all wrapped up with the mind of a wordsmith.
Plus it was good to see him finally rattled and showing a bit of vulnerability.
Agreed. It's getting to the point where its style over substance. Every other sentence is that swear-word, every other scene features some Shelbys walking in slow-motion, every other second someone is smoking, every character is fast becoming two dimensional. It's nowhere near what it used to be.
Watched the last two episodes and that ending was completely unexpected but I suppose they had to setup the next series. Certainly not the best of the three series. The plot was a wee bit muddled and too much of the "family" but the characters and acting were just as good as before.
It will be interesting to see whether series four turns into a Birmingham Sopranos soap or manages to keep the grittiness going with a more believable plot. Who knows, he might head off to Vienna and head a new crime mob there.
You can get it as pay per view on Amazon or if you can find a decent region switcher, it's on Netflix USA