The six -episode political thriller is the story of the former US president George Mullen (Robert De Niro), who is called from a pension and appointed as the head of the Special Commission. A former politician is looking for perpetrators of a tragic cyber attack. “The series poses a question that we all ask ourselves: how to find the truth in a world that sinks in crisis, ripped into pieces by strength outside our control? Or maybe in the era of ubiquitous piano and conspiracy theories are our own deeds – or imaginations – they drive – they drive These destructive forces? ” – we read in the announcements.
Robert de Niro played in his career for the first time in the series
Next to Robert de Niro on “Zero Day” we will also see Jessy’s Plemona (“Dog claws”, “types of kindness”, “Fargo”), Lizzy Caplan (“Mean girls”, “castle rock”, “illusion 2”), Connie Britton (“White Lotos”, “Gorty Topic”, “American Horror Story”) and Angela Bassett (“Black Panther”, “Tina”, “Lady”). Eric Newman, who earlier, is responsible for the Netflix series He worked at “Griseld” and “Narcos” and Noah Oppenheim – screenwriter “Jackie”.
Production is well evaluated by Polish viewers. Over two thousand users published their opinion on the filmweb. The average grade is 6.7 out of 10 stars. Critics were more severe – here the average was 5.6. “Politically black and white, scenario banal, but at least short, engaging and well played” – writes Zuzanna Tomaszewicz from NaTemat. “As if someone here tempted a list of extremely interesting questions, but he did not want to irritate us with the answer to any of them. So we are watching a political thriller, which is not guided by political thought, “notes Gabriel Krawczyk in the review.
“Zero Day” by Netflix number one in Poland. Critics disappointed
Foreign reviews also leave much to be desired. “Zero Day” on Rotten Tomatoes received only 54 percent from both viewers and critics. on a freshness scale. Reviews leave no illusions – the cast is one of the few pros of the series. “This is one of the most retrained cast in the history of television. Thanks to the actors, this can be seen, but you need to turn off the brain so as not to go crazy” – writes Brian Tallerico from Robertebert.com. In opinions about production, there is a statement that important and current topics he raises have not been properly exhausted.” This gives the impression of a wasted opportunity ” – writes Samarth Goyal of the Hundustan Times.
“Robert de Niro shines in his first series, but the double Oscar winner and the casting cast are imprisoned in an intricate, political thriller about cyberterrorism, which is not as smart as he thinks” – sums up Peter Travers from ABC News. In turn, Andrew Parker from The Gate claims that “Zero Day” is “The most detached from reality the project he has ever seen”. Rob Owen from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review adds that “six hours is too much” with the new Netflix production. “Deadly boring” – says Verne Gay from Newsday. We invite you to participate in the poll and commenting.
Source: Gazeta
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