Bad Monkey

1) It started well and it made me kinda invest. It looked entertaining and it was indeed, up to a point. It didn't take itself too seriously and i was ok with it, besides, i like a lot this comedy/crime genre. Unfortunately, as it was progressing, not only it lose steam but it became even boring at times. During the first half, it had some intense moments. But then, it was like a parody of itself. And it was not even funny. I didn't care anymore about the characters, it was bland. It's like everyone here stopped caring, the writers, the actors etc. 10 episodes were too much, it should have been 8 episodes at most.

2) I like a lot Vince Vaughn. I like watching him talk over and over, he is a great actor, with range. In BAD MONKEY he was "too Vince Vaughn". At some point, he was not even even funny, becoming a caricature of his self. Still, i never viewed him as a negative aspect of this tv show, he is so charismatic that he can turn a boring script into a passable one.

Rest of the actors did a good job as well. Good characters were likeable ( Ronald Peet, John Ortiz etc) and the others were a bit intriguing (Jodie Turner-Smith is charismatic enough to make me want to listen to her, even when her lines were flawed).

3) I gave it 6 stars because there were some positives and it was mostly a fun ride. However, it could have been better. It should have been darker or funnier, i mean, at some point, it was pointless and the characters just did random things, without being reasonable. I would be ok with this, as long it was funny.

I can't recommend it and i won't watch another season. 2024 is a terrible cinematic year but at least, there are a lot of very good tv shows to watch. BAD MONKEY is not among them.