MINDHUNTER (2017)

The series fascinates rather than unsettles. Yet the picture it paints of Manson, Rader and the rest is never glib. It’s a remarkable achievement and one of those rare “binge-watch” shows that lives up to the billing. You really will want to snaffle it down in one sitting.

“Mindhunter” is deeper, richer, and more affecting this go round, even as it steers away from studying proven killers.

Penhall and Fincher diligently avoided romanticizing or mythologizing [the serial killers], instead exposing the mundane grotesqueries of their pathetic, broken natures—the petty resentments, the self-deception, the delusional narcissism, the sexual and social impotence. Season 2 carries on in the same vein, but with a breathtaking urgency largely missing from the more ambling first season.

The long-awaited second season of David Fincher’s “Mindhunter” affirms the program as Netflix’s strongest drama. Even more ambitious and mesmerizing than the first season.

Atmospheric and chilling as ever – generally without being gory beyond clinical crime scene still photos – “Mindhunter” remains one of the current era’s best series. ... Season two widens its lens to give each of the three lead characters more equal footing.

Mindhunter is addictive and resonant for its mining of two evocative forms of social contrast. The terrific cast informs Fincher and creator Joe Penhall's sociological schematic with a human element that's unusual for a crime procedural, and the series has a piercing sense of how macro influences micro culture.

Mindhunter is telling a long story, one that is engaging on multiple levels, understanding that you need strong characters and a compelling episodic structure to make a show great. It covers a lot of ground in 10 episodes.

The result is a worthy serialized companion piece to the auteur’s prior efforts in the genre: poised, pulsating with dread, and permeated with cautious optimism that, perhaps, scrupulous rationality might help us triumph over modern-day irrationality.

Mindhunter explores grotesquerie, but the effect is good-humored. Here at the supernova-birth of modern evil, David Fincher has chilled out.

Groff is immediately persuasive as a person whose raw talent is as much a hindrance as an advantage, and Fincher's surgically precise touch is evident in even tiny details like the police bullhorn that distorts a cop's voice to just the right unnerving degree. ... It's never less than engrossing. Fincher's proven time and again that he can make even the most mundane activities and actions riveting.

Slow grind, very unthrilling for a thriller. Ok we can relate to the characters, they are human, but the main character holden ford has no charisma, very soft and bland. So it’s 99% psychological and 1% thriller, not what I was looking for. I think people are too skewed when it comes to dramas and in particular based on real events, hence the too good reviews.

I love everything on it : the story, the pace, the characters... MUST-WATCH

I wish certain things were more fleshed out as in season 1 Holden finding out that she cheated and seasons 2s ending is lackluster.

One of the best series I have ever watched, very little actual action but they make long, wordy interview scenes still entertaining. Great acting, setting, plot, development with really interesting characters and their presentation.

The first season is good, from start to finish. I had my concerns, due to Netflix countless woke movies made during the past years and these concerns materialized in the second season, where the narrative became weaker, racial tensions were brought up, and at some point, a detective spoke about 'systemic racism'.. come on, Netflix, you want to ruin this movie as well!?

Great show, but I love how they made the female professor gay just to tick off a diversity box when the actor who played Groff is actually gay. How do you keep thing's "straight" Hollywood, lol.

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Absolutely criminal this didn't get a 3rd season.

It's been a long time since I've found a show so fascinating. It's well written acted and shot and I just cant stop watching. Excellent show that I think is going to age very well.

Deux agents du FBI enseignent la psychologie criminelle ou ce qui s’apparente à de la psychologie criminelle tout en cherchant de nouvelles méthodes d’interrogatoire et d’investigation et… de profilage, en compagnie d’une experte universitaire en la matière, une matière encore balbutiante dans ces années 70… Des années 70 qui ont vu (déjà) moult criminels commettre des crimes abjects et parmi eux bien évidemment, des psychopathes ! comprendre ces dégénérés peut bien sûr aider dans les enquêtes et partant, en arrêter d’autres… du moins, en théorie. Nos deux agents vont donc interroger des tarés ici et là, dans toutes les taules du pays mais en profitent aussi de temps en temps pour aider la police locale dans des affaires non résolues bien dégueulasses et sordides. L’ambiance est bien restituée et pour cause puisque la série est chapeautée par David Fincher qui a rassemblé ici des éléments (et des façons de faire) de ses deux précédents films dans le genre scabreux, à savoir Seven et Zodiac. Hélas, au bout de quelques épisodes, la routine s’installe et le fil conducteur s’avère trop ténu pour maintenir l’attention (et la tension) d’une part des tarés en zonzon, d’autre part des tarés suspectés d’avoir découpé, noyé, tabassé, mutilé, découpé etc telle ou telle victime… ou bien en passe de commettre telle ou telle atrocité. En effet, la répétition s’installe et on a surtout l’impression d’assister à un duo des inspecteurs Derrick et Columbo… (fussent-ils du FBI ou non, ça ne change rien à l’affaire). Par ailleurs, la série s’étale trop sur la vie privée de nos flics (et de la femme universitaire) avec par dessus le marché un agenda sous-jacent SJW et woke trop appuyé (et trop évident). De fait, on baille trop souvent aux corneilles malgré un nombre limité d’épisodes (19 sur deux saisons pour l’instant) ; la série loupe le coche et s’étire en longueurs inutiles malgré le soin de sa mise en scène et les comédiens qui font de leur mieux. Il faut dire aussi que sa lenteur générale n’aide pas non plus ! mon esprit s’est barré ailleurs…

Missed Fincher and definitely going to miss this one Long story short, I liked it a lot, not my favorite favorite, but among them, it could have been better but it was great anyway. Such a pity it didn't continued, the finale left me like Bill in the empty house, things were getting better and we were waiting for more stories, so much potential, so many paths they could have continued.. Hope is not lost of course! Well done David, well done to the actors and well done Netflix, more please!

Really enjoyed these tv series - thrilling and yet scary to know they are based on real events.

Somehow I've missed the show when it was released, and surprisingly It's an excellent series about criminal psychology based on real stories of criminals, detectives, and investigation challenges in 70's. Must to watch, especially when streaming platforms offer only forever never ended copycat series. Fincher is a mark of quality, looking forward to Season 3.

Maginifica serie. Gran desarrollo de protagonista (Holden en la primera temporada y bill en la segunda). Decisiones narrativas muy interesantes como poner el peso de la obra en el diálogo. Tal vez se descuida un poco a Holden y a Wendy en la segunda temporada.

The show is a brilliant selection of excerpts from John Douglas's book of the same title. The killers whom the Holden Ford character (based on Douglas himself) interviews are outstanding, and there's a full narrative of the Atlanta child murders in season 2. What a shame this series is apparently not going forward after season 2; there is so much more rich material that can be covered by Douglas's first book alone. I'm puzzled by the director's complaint that the project was far too exhausting. I don't see why, exactly. There's no fancy stunts or Hitchcock-like cinematography or CGI effects, and the scripts should write themselves--they're right out of Douglas's book. Why was there such a big problem with getting scripts done? Very disappointed that this may be all; the show has great future potential.

Really liked the premise of this show, but sadly, and as usual these times, they destroy it with woke politics that really takes you out of the suspension and story. If you can stand moments of woke propaganda in between some seriously interesting and captivating moments of TV show then this is for you.

Unbelievable, must must watch, everyone is great, no weak link....great writing and acting, **** one over acts, it seems so natural you forget you are watching a movie. Genuine acting and cast. I do think Netflix does a badge job promoting these series. I never knew about this series till now 2020. And I heard they had to stop the series due to budgeting!! It still had so much story telling, we never get to see BTK and how they catch him. Netflix needs to bring this back, bring back the actors and finish ****’s too good

Mindhunter has that appeal to anyone watching to just keep on watching. It hooks the audience in immediately with the first episode and the ongoing episodes make me wish there would be more episodes. Hopefully, David Fincher will renew for a third season due to the anticipation by many of the audience. The actors playing serial killers like Edmund Kemper and Jerry Brudos do an exceptional job at making the audience uncomfortable, and yet intrigued and the rest of the cast, led by Jonathan Groff (Holden Ford) progress the storylines so wonderfully.

The first season is a masterpiece. Realistic, hard and with a constant tension. Obscure but more close to a drama than a horror flick. It is like more like Zodiac story, but with the main characters from Se7en. One important thing: Season 2 is a piece of garbage. I don’t know what happened but they ruined it. If you still don’t watch, season 1 worth it.

This show continues to amaze in season 2. Blown away by it's ability to get under my skin. David Fincher is fascinating in how he portrays scenes and reveals information. My only issue with it is I felt most of the arcs were quite unfinished at the end of this season. Could be solved with more seasons though. Still one of the best shows to watch right now. Go watch so we get more seasons.