“If Ozark meets The Bear is an elevator pitch that gets your attention, you might have found your next favourite series in the shape of this crime drama”
Black Rabbit, Netflix
“You can see throughout what Black Rabbit is aiming for – a study of loyalty, of fraternity, of how love can warp under the pressure of family secrets, made palatable by the charisma of Law (however miscast the innately suave actor may be as a hustling Coney Island boy-made-Manhattan-good), and the depiction of the seamy line he’s walking towards what he hopes will be the legitimate big time. But it’s too busy, trying to do too much, and loses the sharp focus it needs to bring us along for what is almost – but not quite – a great ride.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian
“If Ozark meets The Bear is an elevator pitch that gets your attention, you might just have found your next favourite series in the shape of this crime drama, one that features towering performances from Jude Law and Jason Bateman. Set in contemporary New York, the gritty story of “brothers in a bother” throws you straight in at the deep end with an action-packed cliffhanger before rewinding a month as you catch your breath. It’s a daring tactic as we think we know where we’re going, but before long you’re enjoying the ride so much you’re happy to put the lack of jeopardy to one side.”
Tim Glanfield, The Times
“Law and Bateman have an easy chemistry that makes their brotherhood feel real, whether Jake and Vince are at loggerheads or getting on. The pair are failed rock stars (which we see via a rather strange throwback to one of their music videos) and despite their different approaches to life – Jake is a sharp but anxious, ambitious businessman while former heroin user Vince has a gambling addiction and a scraggly beard – they mostly get on well. Perhaps because they are both rather despicable people.”
Emily Baker, The I
“The New York depicted here is grimy, but basing the show around an achingly cool restaurant, with cameras taking us behind the pass to see chefs preparing dishes or stressing about the imminent arrival of the New York Times food critic, gives the series a glossier sheen than dramas such as Ozark and Breaking Bad, to which the writers of Black Rabbit clearly aspire. It isn’t in the same league, but it’s worth your time.”
Anita Singh, Telegraph
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