The Umbrella Academy

1. zombiecharro

   Feb 16, 2019

   10

   Production is top notch and great acting(IMHO), very funny too, music is awesome. really is an f-u marvel, we can do good without you. hopeProduction is top notch and great acting(IMHO), very funny too, music is awesome. really is an f-u marvel, we can do good without you. hope Netflix bet form more darkhorse ips totally worth it.… Expand

   • 4 of 11 users found this helpful
2. crazyking321

   Feb 23, 2019

   9

   Fun and interesting show that shows a lot of interesting ideas and reminds me of 2013's Utopia.

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
4. Morgan88

   Feb 16, 2019

   9

   The characters, the cinematography is amazing here so far. The usual slower pace in a Netflix series but it doesn't mean that this is not aThe characters, the cinematography is amazing here so far. The usual slower pace in a Netflix series but it doesn't mean that this is not a good series. The music is amazing in this series, for comicbooksuperhero fans who wants something different than Marvel or DC this is a great thing to watch.… Expand

   • 6 of 12 users found this helpful
5. mrmonster

   Feb 16, 2019

   7

   A pretty good show. It's far from perfect, but it definitely has enough enjoy ability to watch if you're a superhero fan. The action is good,A pretty good show. It's far from perfect, but it definitely has enough enjoy ability to watch if you're a superhero fan. The action is good, I can tell you that as a fact.… Expand

   • 1 of 5 users found this helpful
6. Djakeir

   Feb 18, 2019

   6

   This is not one to binge watch but a show you can enjoy coming back to. The production is very much true to Netflix style, which is veryThis is not one to binge watch but a show you can enjoy coming back to. The production is very much true to Netflix style, which is very polished and a high budget clearly evident. Netflix seemingly can't make a genuinely interesting comic book/ super hero series as it clearly is engulfed by the money hungry franchise of marvel and DC and Netflix can only pick up the scraps to make a spin-off. However, this show does offer something new and is mostly entertaining. The premise is good, it has a solid concept, some good characters and arcs. The show has flaws which aren't systemic but rather are confined in some plot details, characters and actors. Some characters come off as boring and others just plain annoying. The show is highly repetitive with characters having the same arguments over the same thing and seemingly making amends by saying the same thing. The show is 10 episodes long but I do think a shorter season with certain elements and dialogue left out would make this season a bit less cumbersome. Overall, I appreciate this show and what netflix has managed to do with it and I hope this marks a turning point in what this genre on netflix can be like.… Expand

   • 0 of 2 users found this helpful
7. Katalkyste

   Feb 22, 2019

   5

   good plot, nice characters (mostly) but
   
   WAY to dragged out.. you could skip 45 minutes per episode and you are still good to follow. alsogood plot, nice characters (mostly) but
   
   WAY to dragged out.. you could skip 45 minutes per episode and you are still good to follow. also every scene with number 7 can be deleted fromt he first two episodes since they dont do anything for the plot in general (dont want to spoil here but of course she is a key person, why else would you hire a well known hollywood actor?) . a small infomation" would have done the trick, ellen paige is absolutely wasted here in this role in the first episodes . narration would have done the trick also.
   
   (+) nice idea, good setting and filming Craftmansship
   (-) horrible boring dragged out filler material (aka "Drama" ) between the one or two important or interessting scenes per episode.
   
   hopefully it will get better somewhen.. in season 2… Expand

   • 1 of 1 users found this helpful
8. WhyUdoThis

   Feb 17, 2019

   1

   This is a painful show to watch. There is nothing fun about it. The funny moments are all ruined by an immediate and unneeded dark twist.This is a painful show to watch. There is nothing fun about it. The funny moments are all ruined by an immediate and unneeded dark twist. There are shots that should be art and symmetrical but are instead shot just to the side seemingly just to erk the inner director of photography in you. The set design is immaculate as is the acting. But it is like the producer or director was constantly saying "It needs to be more dark" at the obvious cost of entertainment. People just trying to be good are penalized for it like it is some kind of clever commentary on the darkness of the world but it just kills the entertainment value. The super-powers really have nothing to do with the story. This could easily be changed to a story about a bunch of orphans and one grew up to be a nuclear physicist gone bad because he didn't get to go on the fam camping trip when he was a youngin, but nobody would watch that. This show is a pile of potential that a bad director/producer ruined.
   
   Robert Sheehan is legit the only good thing about this monstrosity. In one sentence, this show is a dark trainwreck played out over 10 long unentertaining hours.
   
   edit: Just realized this was the same writer/producer that ruined Fantastic Four.
   
   And they end it on a cliffhanger, but you know it isn't good enough to get a season 2.… Expand

   • 5 of 10 users found this helpful

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