Citadel
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Our Review
Amazon’s globetrotting spy epic, reportedly the most expensive show ever made after its chaotic reshoots, and a perfect illustration that money can’t buy chemistry. Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas play elite spies whose memories were wiped after their agency, Citadel, was destroyed by Manticore; reactivated years later, they rebuild their memories and their marriage while chasing the doomsday device. The production is lavish: globetrotting sets, stunt work, wardrobe. The result is a spy show as perfume commercial, beautiful, expensive, forgettable.
Stanley Tucci is delightful and collects his paycheck with dignity; the leads are attractive professionals delivering attractive line readings with the romantic heat of two accountants. The twists are mechanical; the action is stylish but weightless. Watch it with your brain in a drawer.
Verdict: Skip it, this is a Watch This Not That. For globetrotting spy craft with actual soul, watch The Americans or Slow Horses instead.
