Tokyo Vice

favorite show of the year. great characters that learn, grow, and develop. immersive environments that make you feel like you're there. beware having uncontrollable urges to eat japanese food or travel to japan.

All the neon noir atmospherics can't cover up the weakness of the story, which is your crusading reporter vs. mobsters.What really drags the series down, however, is the lead, Elgort. This boy can't act. I understand his character exhibits the naivete of youth and an outsider, but the way Elgort blurts out his lines is cringe-inducing. Too bad they didn't focus more on Watanabe's character.

Such a mixed bag. In general the Japanese actors and storylines are engaging. The American actors are terrible, stupid, and deeply unlikable. Not enough Michael Mann in this Michael Mann project.

Look, I can't deny that this is a pretty well-made show. It's well shot, fairly decently acted... but it didn't draw me in at all. After the first episode, I decided that was enough. There's too much really good television out there (much of which I still need to catch up on, like Better Call Saul) for me to spend time watching something with a story and characters that I couldn't care less about.

Pacing is slooooow. God awfully slow. Not Enough Vice stuff in a show Called Tokyo Vice.