Black Mirror - Season 2 (2013) (season)
Creators:
Charlie BrookerDirected by:
Carl TibbettsScreenplay:
Charlie BrookerCinematography:
George SteelComposer:
Jon OpstadCast:
Jon Hamm, Rafe Spall, Oona Chaplin, Natalia Tena, Janet Montgomery, Rasmus Hardiker, Zahra Ahmadi, Ian Keir Attard, Esther Smith, Liz May Brice (more)VOD (1)
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Three interconnected tales of technology run amok during the Christmas season are told by two men at a remote outpost in a frozen wilderness. (Netflix)
Reviews (4)
A fragmented Christmas special, which, despite all the considerable strong points, looks like these two (or three if you like) current, apt and (not only) morally very disturbing themes were originally intended rather as independent short stories. And each one would handle their own story even better than if they were so forcibly connected (read glued) together. In any case, the strong points of this movie clearly outshine this, let´s say snag, not a problem, so... Merry Christmas to everyone. ()
The best idea of the first two seasons is complemented by a depressing atmosphere and at least one very unpleasant twist. And yet it's not enough. When it comes to the point of why we saw everything we saw, the overwhelming avalanche of ideas does not hold together at all. And that is a pretty serious problem for catharsis in a seventy-minute episode. ()
The most powerful episode yet. Very imaginative. From a screenplay point of view brilliantly thought-through and fine-tuned details with small clues unraveling with every further tale. Hamm is excellent, with a couple of small winks at Mad Men. The pessimistic ending is just right for Christmas. ()
A perfect lesson in psychology. And Jon Hamm has enough charisma to carry three people. ()