mingsphinx The negative reviews are mostly due to how Russian Jews are depicted. The series is neither dry, slow nor lacking in suspense. Quite the contrary, viewers are hooked in from the very first episode as they chase the plot to see how it unravels.However, despite the blood and gore, much of the material presented is too tame when compared with reality, and often too far fetched. The idea that a small UK money manager can somehow rise to the top of the Russian criminal world simply by using his wits is of course ridiculous; but there are other aspects of the show which beggar belief.For instance, Vadim (the villain) is said to be smuggling 300,000 kilos of narcotics annually and yet he would spend time and energy pursuing a counterfeit goods operation in the Czech Republic. No one who is moving that much dope would, should or even could spend any of his time doing anything else, never mind heighten his risk exposure by murdering a rival operative.Whilst the series tries it best to depict the international nature of the criminal world by filming on multiple locations, the picture presented is still cartoonish. The reality is far messier and much more complex with numerous and unpredictable intersections between legitimate and criminal enterprises.On the whole this was a good and ambitious effort. All 8 episodes were entertaining and for most part quite gripping.

Majikat Blink and you will have missed something, whilst it appears to be slow moving, a lot is going on and whilst it's not always grabbing your attention, it's a clever, deep web of international business mixed with the criminal underbelly, reminders of Michael Corleone on a much bigger scale and naturally acted, bringing a scary reality to it al.

Yabba Dabba The lead doesn't fit as a mafia criminal, but appears as a boy. He just can't carry it off and therefore it ruins the entire series. What a shame. Don't waste your time and maybe they will get their next series right.

ways-16774 I want to start with the words about rating, who puts the rating 1 should be deleted, this series can not be rated in 1 star. A wonderful game of actors, i'm tired of fake Russians in many TV shows, And i really liked the real Russian actors in McMafia, very interesting live show with every episode, Great game and atmosphere throughout the series I really want to see the second season.