Though extremely difficult to watch, “Eric” is outstanding. .... But there is one glaring issue. As Vincent becomes unhinged, he begins to visualize a real-life Eric who taunts him and follows him around. Though the furry blue monster is a manifestation of the puppeteer’s inner torment, it’s a distraction.
Award-winning series creator Abi Morgan (“The Split”) and director Lucy Forbes (“This Is Going to Hurt”) bring their knack for authentic, ambidextrous storytelling to the table. The period details couldn’t be better, and the final episode weaves the many elements together with effortless poignancy.
Weird, dark but compulsively watchable.
It might be set in a bygone New York City, but Morgan’s writing gives the series a distinctly British sensibility – slightly eccentric, dark in all the right moments and an ultimately hopeful tale of redemption.
Eric doesn’t sustain its momentum but it still boasts sufficient tension, heightened emotions, and some great performances. .... So while Eric isn’t perfect, its melancholy, sense of place, and general weirdness make it definitely worth your while.
Eric packs a punch right where it hurts in the most thought-provoking of ways. It's brave and forthright in the themes it explores and hey, the inclusion of a puppet may stump many at first but it truly makes it a one-of-a-kind series.
Monsters real and imagined are confronted in an ambitious undertaking that successfully balances true-crime realism with child-like awe and wonder. More of this please, Netflix.
It’s inventive, assured and far less weird than you expect.
Both Mr. Cumberbatch and Mr. Belcher have moments of enormous power, though much of it is front-loaded: The program gets increasingly silly during some of the later sequences, though the introduction of madness into a story allows it to get away with much more than if everyone were solidly sane. .... It is Cassie who maintains the core of grief at the center of "Eric." As a parent, I found her heartbreaking.
Eric doesn't have much we haven't seen before, but it's put together in a unique enough way to be compelling. The performances are strong, the visual identity is appealing, and the lack of humor in a show about a guy hallucinating a puppet is genuinely inspired.
This is a neon turd of wokeness - a preachy self-righteous effort at some form of entertainment that misses all the stations and crashes into the buffers of mediocrity. The idea seems good, but the plot twists are utterly unbelievable. The scriptwriter seems to try to hit all buttons of white privilege and portrays a dark hopeless world more at home in a Marvel movie. The heroes are black the villains are white and while the issues are/were real in historical terms, the simplification and belly-button staring is dreadfully executed. The end is so cringey that you are left wishing the main characters had indeed died at the end of episode 5 - ironically, if it had gone that way it would have been a far punchier ending. In summing up, a mistake made by the otherwise excellent Cumberbatch in accepting a role in this sad derision of entertainment.
A very well-acted series with a screenplay all over the place. 'Eric' tries to tackle so many social themes that the main plot, about a supposedly kidnapped kid, becomes irrelevant. And, to be honest, all that thing about the puppet feels so forced and obvious. The similar themed series 'Full Circle' is better. Still an entertaining watch.
This show was such a drag and a pure waste of my time. I generally enjoy most Netflix limited series. Not this one. Every single character is unlikable it's insane
Despite having a puppet on the cover and having to deal with puppets in some parts the show is surprisingly dark and real. Worth a watch honestly.
You only need recognize Cumberbatche's phoned-in first couple minutes on the job to understand this film is a poorly rendered, AI schlockish, curlish wimper of a film. Hey! Remember Joker!? The film certainly does. It will try really hard to convince you its visually similar. Plus a big pileof racist, bigoted garbage. Although, i do give it credit for casting a down syndromis man in an early Role a homophobic racist alcoholic vice cop. Have to say that was actually surprising. Too bad they murdered him in an insanely cartoonish fashion.
I devoured all 6 episodes in less than two days. The plot starts well, but runs out of steam at the end with a too classic "happy ending" (that's why I give it a 9 and not a 10). I highly recommend this interlude in the 80s, which deals with several social facts.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the creator of a popular children's show in the vein of Sesame Street. When his son goes missing, he decides to create a new puppet to bring him back. Sounds simple enough, but the narrative splits in numerous directions, including a subplot with a closeted cop (McKinley Belcher III). All of this extra clutter blocks any momentum that the drama might have developed. Frankly, the new puppet is an obnoxious presence that doesn't really add much in way of fantasy or even resolution. Creative types can be quirky, but Cumberbatch creates a character who's not likable and an addict to boot. If this series had been more focused on the central plot, it might have created some anxiety, but the shifting focus and uneven emotions made this more jumbled and less effective. (8 one-hour eps)
Incredible film. The cinematography, acting and story line are all incredible. I was hooked in the first 5 minutes. Didn’t expect the ending to bring me to tears.
Good performances by Cunberbach,Hoffman and Belcher .They are convincing and carry their story arcs well. However, the movie layers on social themes and culture are perripheral, hurried and just outright clumsy. They checked the box and then went back to the main story but the damage was done. You will not be recommending this seriesto anyone
I gave it a 1 instead of a 0 because the first episode or two were really good. It went downhill fast. The monster talking to Vincent got really annoying and old REALLY fast! The actor playing Ledroit was really good. The wig he was wearing looked fake. Also this show has a stupid accidental pregnancy! The absolute worst cliche there is!!! Cumberbatch did a convincing American accent. The woman playing Cecile was painfully bad. Another bad wig. It's not totally her fault. The lines she was given were so over the top and obvious. They could at least be a bit more subtle. She had lines like "your kid is white, he has that going for him." She was downright nasty to the mother of Edgar and this mom took it like a good white guilt-ridden lady. No sympathy for her as a fellow mother of a missing child. They dialed up the wokeness in a way which was annoying. They made it over the top. The show tried to deal with every issue and it was very forced. A truly awful show and a painful experience. Don't watch it!
Really good, and actually Original. The set is amazing, Cumberbatch is really good in it, and it's funny, sad, terrifying all in one show. Easy to digest too, with just 6 episodes, and not dragged out for five seasons to get a storyline. I really loved this, to be honest.
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