“Murder Mindfully” is a Netflix series starring Tom Schilling. With Emily Cox, Michael Ihnow, and Sascha Alexander Gersak.
“Murder Mindfully” is a hilariously dark comedy that isn’t exactly family-friendly, yet it skillfully plays with and subverts familiar tropes: a good man caught up in a scandalous murder intrigue. If you’re a fan of dark humor, macabre plots, and that twisted sense of comedy that turns the mundane into something grotesque, unsettling, and psychotic, then “Murder Mindfully” promises to keep you glued to your seat with its sequence of bloody, very bloody disasters.
Plot
A very busy lawyer decides to practice mindfulness when a client, the leader of a mafia gang, lands him in a tight spot: he has to get him off a murder charge with 50 witnesses and everything already recorded and published online. How could he possibly get out of that? He decides to take the mob boss to his lake house along with his daughter.
About the Series
Funny and very well-produced, Tom Schilling excels in his role: a family man lawyer who ends up killing a mobster and having to turn his body into minced meat to dispose of it. Yes, you read that right: “Murder Mindfully” is a series that stands out more for its ruthless and amusing humor than for its pace or action scenes.
“Murder Mindfully” plays its cards with this macabre humor that will appeal to some and displease others, but it applies it almost elegantly. It’s not a Guy Ritchie series in terms of pace or narrative, but it does share a portion of his brutal and ruthless sense of humor.
In terms of production, it is competent, but without significant excesses in editing or direction: it relies more on the fun of its premise and the extravagant side of its humor, which is the series’ main star. It has good dialogues and clever situations, and although it dresses up as a thriller, the scenarios are more strategically planned for their comedic value than to function as a thriller.
Original? It may not be a series we’ve never seen before, but it is a show that knows how to pull us out of the boredom of recent comedic productions that, by adhering too closely to stereotypes and the established script, end up being dull. “Murder Mindfully” knows how to break free from conventionalism and offers us a classic intrigue, but one filled to the brim with humor.
Our Opinion
If you enjoy macabre humor, “Murder Mindfully” is likely to be up your alley. It’s more of a comedy than a thriller, more of an extravagant comedy than an action series.
“Murder Mindfully” knows where its strengths lie and skillfully leverages them with a solid lead actor.
At its core, the series delivers a unique blend of humor and horror that ensures it stands out from the crowd. The plot, while not entirely original, is executed with a fresh and witty approach that keeps the audience entertained from start to finish. So, if you’re looking for a break from the conventional and want to dive into something both darkly humorous and intriguingly offbeat, “Murder Mindfully” might just be the perfect choice for your next binge-watch session.
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