Black Rabbit (2025)

The review highlights the sublime brother act between Jason Bateman and Jude Law as the core strength, with their chemistry anchoring the anxiety-inducing story of codependency, addiction, and family dysfunction. It calls the series riveting and devastating with mercurial performances amid a dense, escalating plot.

While Law is fine, Bateman excels as the likeable disaster brother in this salty crime saga that builds from a restaurant drama into something more engaging, worth watching.

The critic finds the limited series an unbearably bleak Netflix thriller tracking two brothers on a dismal downward spiral of their own designs. It praises the dedicated cast and scurrying, seamy vision of New York City but calls the story exhausting misery for the sake of misery.

The critic finds the Netflix series draggy and dated overall, struggling to sustain interest across eight episodes despite its New York nightlife setting and restaurant milieu. The unpleasant, unrepentant brother protagonists (and the lack of charm or investment in them) are singled out as a core flaw that hinders engagement.

The critic finds it almost impossible to care about the lead characters, who are poorly sketched or stupid, making the series a relentlessly cheerless watch despite some action.

The critic finds the series a blandly bleak antihero drama mixing elements of The Bear, Uncut Gems and Ozark, with unlikable bumbling brothers, clichéd plotting and weak character development. Praise goes to the tense, well-directed final two episodes by Kurzel and a strong supporting turn from Troy Kotsur.

Law and Bateman excel in this crime drama that mixes Ozark and The Bear elements with strong performances and a daring structure.

The critic praises the gritty thriller with strong performances from Jude Law and Jason Bateman as troubled brothers, noting its character work and thriller elements despite a slow start and awkward structure. They single out the family drama and the actors' performances for praise.

The critic compares the series to Uncut Gems for its stress-inducing examination of behavioral addictions and co-dependency between the brothers, noting it evokes even more anxiety over a longer runtime. It praises the electric chemistry between Law and Bateman and the emotional payoff in the coda despite the despair.

The review highlights the gripping narrative and standout performances by Law and Bateman as brothers in a dark cautionary tale, praising the ensemble and direction, while noting some flaws in underdeveloped characters and pacing demands.