‘The Madness’ Review: Colman Domingo Achieves Stratospheric New Levels of Cool in Netflix’s Otherwise Bland Conspiracy Thriller
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Daniel Fienberg
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Colman Domingo shines in a slick but uneven Netflix thriller that turns him into an action hero, but the conspiracy plot fails to match his stratospheric coolness.
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- Colman Domingo's performance as a progressive TV pundit on the run from various shadowy groups is the best part of the show, with the actor effortlessly elevating the material through his charisma and ability to pull off both cerebral and physical action sequences.
- The series, created by Stephen Belber, has an intriguing Philadelphia setting and touches on timely social issues, but the overall conspiracy plot becomes increasingly generic and unsatisfying as it progresses, leading to a finale that fails to pay off the earlier buildup.
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Colman Domingo, John Ortiz, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Gabrielle Graham, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Deon Cole, Tahmoh Penikett, Tamsin Topolski, CNN, FBI, MOVE, Penn, Temple, The Madness