Most critics respond favourably to Gangs of London, with praise concentrated on its inventive fight choreography and forceful visual style. The action sequences are the clearest point of agreement: even reviews frustrated by the plotting find the brawls and set pieces compelling. Performances also draw praise, particularly Sope Dirisu’s, while several critics find enough family conflict and gangland politics to sustain interest between confrontations.
The reservations concern familiar plotting, strained dialogue and whether the brutality serves the drama. Vulture admires the action but finds the clichéd story increasingly tedious; Paste argues that the excessive violence undermines investment in the characters. The spread is wide despite the positive majority, with disagreement extending to the production itself. The Telegraph is the sharpest dissenter, judging the series cheap-looking and unconvincing where most critics see polish, and finding that even a capable cast cannot rescue the script.