United States |
Chicago Sun-Times
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"[4th Season, Part 2 Review]: Final ‘Ozark’ episodes have to be binged to be believed
Brilliance continues right through the end of the Netflix instant classic (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)" |
POS
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United States |
Collider
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"[4th Season, Part 2 Review]: A meandering, malevolent final chapter elevated by outstanding performances (...) When 'Ozark' is focused on its strengths, it is as good as it has ever been" |
POS
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United States |
IndieWire
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"[4th Season, Part 2 Review]: The last 72-minute episode balances shock with inevitability, and it lands with the blunt force expected of a show that started with a voiceover about the true meaning of money." |
POS
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United States |
The Hollywood Reporter
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"[4th Season, Part 2 Review]: More than anything, Ozark dies doing what it loved: taking itself way too seriously. The show’s many fans probably wouldn’t have it any other way." |
NEU
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United States |
The Playlist
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"[4th Season, Part 2 Review]: The greatest strength of these last episodes lies, surprisingly, not in their twists and turns but in their emotional payoff" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
The Guardian
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"[4th Season, Part 2 Review]: The most thrilling, rewarding crime show around." |
POS
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United States |
rogerebert.com
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"[4th Season, Part 2 Review]: It’s a testament to the quality of the show’s main cast that they make room for character actors to lend a unique voice to 'Ozark'" |
POS
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United States |
IndieWire
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: Linney remains a mesmerizing force (...) Seeing Linney unleashed is reason enough to plow through Part 1" |
POS
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United States |
The Playlist
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: 'Ozark' is the rare crime show that keeps getting better and better, tauter, and more furiously captivating. The cast plays their characters like first-chair musicians in a symphony" |
POS
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United States |
Variety
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: Season 4 is all incident, little drama (...) It’s struggling to be about much of anything." |
NEU
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United States |
SlashFilm
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: Though it is neither uncomplicated nor unflawed, the fourth season returns just as clever and binge-able as always." |
POS
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United Kingdom |
NME
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: It’s all very tense and gripping – thanks, largely, to a set of the best performances you’ll find on TV (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
Film School Rejects
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: The Netflix crime drama’s rote, redundant new season hints at an interesting endgame, but mostly just exhausts us in the meantime" |
NEU
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United Kingdom |
Telegraph
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: Jason Bateman gives a gripping performance as the everyman criminal caught in a Faustian pact - but Laura Linney steals the show (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
AV Club
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: 'Ozark' returns to prove its worth in the genre by remaining a riveting and satisfying crime drama to its bitter (almost) end" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
Metro
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: There are already plenty of twists and major developments setting up a finale bound to be a fist-in-mouth ride right until the very end (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
The Guardian
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: Bateman and Linney could teach 'Lady Macbeth' a thing or two (...) If one of [its] great pleasures is that strong women motor the storyline, none of them is a role model (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
Decider
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: 'Ozark' remains one of the best dramas on TV in its fourth season, a showcase for career-best performances from Bateman, Linney, and Garner" |
POS
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United States |
CNN
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: The second half of season four will determine whether the Byrdes can give the series a worthy sendoff. But in terms of a takeoff that sets up such a landing, so far, so good" |
POS
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United States |
rogerebert.com
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: Season four is at its best when it deftly manages constantly shifting alliances and character developments within those emotional flares" |
POS
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United States |
Chicago Sun-Times
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: Twists and turns abound everywhere, and even when those twists and turns defy plausibility, it’s still entertaining as hell (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" |
POS
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United States |
Ready Steady Cut
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: 'Ozark' is en route to finishing an exemplary series excellently (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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Canada |
JoBlo
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"[4th Season, Part 1 Review]: If the second half of this season can equal or exceed this first half, 'Ozark' will go out with one of the best final seasons in television history" |
POS
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United States |
Collider
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"[3rd Season Review]: [It] manages to maintain the level of tension this show is known for while adding a layer of emotional stakes in the form of Marty and Wendy’s fractured relationship (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
Ready Steady Cut
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"[3rd Season Review]: [It] raises the stakes like never before, with characters transforming to new heights and a time bomb lurking from underneath (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
Den of Geek
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"[3rd Season Review]: A much better organized and, thankfully, more streamlined new season (...) There’s still plenty of bloat to go around, though thankfully nowhere near as much as in season 2 (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
IndieWire
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"[3rd Season Review]: [It's] a marked improvement over Season 2, dialing up the pressure and tossing in just enough surprises to keep the audience on their toes." |
POS
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United States |
Vanity Fair
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"[3rd Season Review]: It’s still a gripping show, it just does a dumb thing (...) A frustrating new character causes trouble, but Laura Linney saves the day." |
NEU
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United States |
TV Guide
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"[3rd Season Review]: It's still by far the most stressful and emotionally ravaging stretch of the show (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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Canada |
Screen Rant
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"[3rd Season Review]: A gripping season (...) 'Ozark' demonstrates a welcome willingness to mess with its own status quo" |
POS
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United States |
The Hollywood Reporter
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"[3rd Season Review]: Linney shines in a much-improved third season." |
POS
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Canada |
Now Toronto
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"[3rd Season Review]: [It] mostly feels like more of the same, but a couple of characters create fresh tension (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United States |
Variety
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"[2nd Season Review]: 'Ozark' hums on, riding that wave of pure competence (...) [Marty and Wendy] have nowhere to go as characters (...) Characters who feel unrewardingly flat" |
NEU
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United States |
IGN
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"[2nd Season Review]: A darker, stronger second season (...) [It] tells a completely captivating story from start to finish" |
POS
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United States |
IndieWire
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"[2nd Season Review]: A sturdy but bland follow-up (...) [It] can't keep the momentum that made Season 1 so thrilling." |
NEU
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United States |
The Hollywood Reporter
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"[2nd Season Review]: Gloomy, monotonous and poorly focused (...) 10 dreary, bloated episodes." |
NEG
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United States |
Collider
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"[2nd Season Review]: The show’s second season not only settles into its own unique groove, it digs deeper into what makes a 'bad person' through exceptional character work (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
The Independent
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"[2nd Season Review]: On the whole, this is a very enjoyable season of television. A definite page-turner (...) and one that goes to some incredibly dark places" |
POS
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United States |
IndieWire
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"The series regularly finds a way to highlight the humanity in a story of inhuman acts, and knows when to turn away from an act too vile to witness." |
POS
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United States |
Variety
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"Ozark is smart, well-crafted, and says something." |
POS
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United States |
The Hollywood Reporter
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"Enough is happening in 'Ozark' that it's never boring, which sets it apart from Netflix's recent misguided stab at prestige programming, 'Gypsy'. Instead of being predictable, though, 'Ozark' becomes monotonous." |
NEU
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United States |
The New York Times
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"In 'Ozark', a lot happens, but not much is going on (...) Your comfort level will be enhanced by the arty, muted cinematography." |
NEU
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United States |
CNN
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"Jason Bateman shines (...) [It] starts with a familiar premise (...) but becomes increasingly engrossing" |
POS
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United States |
Entertainment Weekly
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"A masterstroke for Jason Bateman (...) Bateman’s commanding performance powers a gripping, twisty, sometimes spotty yarn that plays like 'Breaking Bad' in reverse" |
POS
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United Kingdom |
The Guardian
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"'Ozark' repeatedly overturns dramatic cliches (...) but it’s always convincing. Linney is, as ever, magnificent. And the Lake of the Ozarks, where the deep water is never far from shore, is a gift." |
POS
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United Kingdom |
Telegraph
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"Clichés aside, this is a deeply gripping drama (...) The saving grace is the tightly sprung plot (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" |
POS
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