Review of Justified

Justified (2010–2015)
2/10
Cliché after cliché to the point where I don't know if it's satire or not
11 February 2016
Warning: Spoilers
The show largely compromises of over-used clichés after clichés of crime-drama-comedy. You've your very average, pun-tossing bad-ass cop who makes a point of only drawing his gun to kill - an idea which in most sane places would have you stripped from your rank. You've your awkward shooting scenes where, apparently, assault weapon rounds are blocked by simple car doors. You've Nazi rednecks with the uniform, glistening white teeth of the top-paid TV actors portraying them.

The dialogue on the show is terrible and reminds me of a style used in late 1800s and early 1900s literature, where a given person explains a piece of his life story in a 10 sentence monologue, after which there's a pause, and another character responds something largely irrelevant for another 10 sentences, after which there's a pause. Rinse and repeat.

Overall, the show is a mess of poorly written dialogue, implausible characters and silly action scenes. I can only recommend it for people who feel confident about being able to take it all with a fair bit of humor. Unfortunately, the show seems to take itself a little too seriously to be considered satire as which most of it could better be understood.
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