User Reviews

His acting is amazing ! He will win many awards for this. He absolutely was flawless in this role. Great episode. I was waiting and waiting but the beauty of this series I had to appreciate. I really enjoyed this show. 10/10.

First of all: Rest in peace Ray, you did good, as always.

That Larry character: it's some serious acting there. If that is'nt emmyworth acting i Don't know what is. I recommend to watch series called kingdom(not that famous one, i mean that series what came 2014-2017) he is so good in that series.

Not the Best prisondrama what i have seen but definately a decent one.

This was an amazing mini series! The writing, directing, cinematography...all of it was outstanding! This show, without a doubt, should receive nominations!!! The acting was unbelievable!! I have been a fan of Paul Walter Hauser since first seeing him in the Audience Channels Kingdom, where he played an eccentric character named Keith. I also thought he was great in Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewel. However, in Black Bird, he has given his best performance yet!! I would be completely shocked if he didn't receive any nominations for his portrayal of serial killer Larry Hall. Apple TV has, in my opinion, put out one of, if not the, best show of the summer!!

For those who love crime shows... It's a must watch.

Lets talk about acting at first ("phenomenal") The scenes the drama the breathtaking all so good.

Did I enjoy the show...?

Yes!!!

Are you going to enjoy it...?

No doubt...

Bravo Dennis Lehane!

Predictably Lehane puts together yet another fantastic piece of film, the entire series is fantastic. All facets of production are top-notch, the writing and dialog is as good as anything that has aired in years. The score and musical production magnifies every facet of the series, truly special. All the actors were well cast, and all hit their marks, the back and forth between Egerton and Hauser is an absolute highlight. What truly makes this series work, the pacing and edit. Six episodes was absolutely the perfect amount to tell this story, so many miniseries stretch out thier content to fill 8, or 10, episodes and it destroys the pace of the series, not here though. The series is very, very similar to The Night Of, the best comparison I can think of, and about as good as dramatized true crime can get.

Great episode, satisfying conclusion to a dark and absolutely compelling drama.

-

So emotional, Jimmy wanted to be a huge help to help the families, It shows that he's a good person now, also the only one who saw "The real Larry" he didn't want to let a monster out of prison.. and he did his best!

What a great performance from this guy!

A breathtaking performance by Paul Walter Hauser who managed to play a psycho-killer - perhaps more than the killer himself - deserves an Emmy award.

I really enjoyed this show. It wasn't extremely long and it was to the point.. the acting was simply amazing, loved it and I would really recommend it to anyone.

All the actors were excellent.

Episode 6 of Black Bird starts with Jimmy having a bad dream. He's imagining himself in Larry's place; he's choking out girls; disagreeing with his father; he's also playing football. AppleTV have been on a roll this year with some absolute bangers. After Shining Girls, Severance and Pachinko, Black Bird has followed suit with a really solid and smartly written drama. The show has managed to blend excellent acting and a simple but effective storyline into this 6 episode miniseries. The ending gives no illusion over how this one has ended and I'd be really surprised if we get another season. Everything here is wrapped up while simultaneously doing enough to make for a solid watch on its own. Jimmy Keene manages to get a confession from Larry eventually, and although the story is quite straight forward, the way it comes about is anything but. There's a lot of intriguing elements to this show and the writing has been solid across the board. Ultimately, Black Birds bows out with a great finale, rounding out this series on a high.

When Jimmy eventually wakes up, Larry is watching him from the edge of the cell. Larry mentions his stories, as Jimmy challenges him and wants details. Eventually, Larry grits his teeth and squares up to Jimmy. "I'm not lying James," He says. Jimmy isn't convinced, pointing out that he has "wannabee" eyes. When Larry leaves though, he tells his friend to meet in the woodshop later so he can show what sort of eyes he has. Gigante waits for Jimmy outside his cell with his boys. He throws an ominous threat his way, before walking off. With this rattling around in Jimmy's mind, our protagonist shows up at the woodshop as promised. He's carved 21 birds. Apparently he's the carver while Gary is the one who paints. The birds watch over the dead, guiding their spirits and making sure they're okay. Now, that means if there are 21 birds then there could well be 21 dead bodies too. Larry tells Jimmy he's part of something bigger. Folding the clothes are apparently an act of kindness for a deity. And the person's clothes? Trisha Reitler's. Larry also admits to killing her, and goes on to nonchalantly declare he's dug so many graves - including Tricia's. According to Larry, Tricia's grave is the best he's ever dug and no one will find it. He also knows exactly where that is - including "everyone else's" too.

I love the initial dream sequence. Truly fantastic. Hauser was truly nuts throughout the series. When he lost his mind after Jimmy blows his cover, it was quite something. I loved seeing how the relationship between Larry and Jimmy evolves and also observing Jimmy's deterioration as he walks closer to the touch of pure evil. I slightly spoiled myself as I was reading the wiki about Larry Hall so I knew about the map and its effect but regardless, I thought it was a strong final. I was glad that this had somewhat of a happy ending.

The series overall was definitely reminiscent of modern true crime greats like Mindhunter and is definitely well made. Loved seeing Egerton expand his spectrum. Him and Hauser were standout performances consistently. I'd recommend the show to anyone and especially for those who are into true crime!

After having seen the whole miniseries, I'd say that the plot problems could be explained by this show being based on real life. I'd assumed that it was a fictionalized version of true events, but if the following really did happen, then the cops prevailed only by sheer luck.

-The FBI did not prevent Jimmy's dad from screwing up the operation. They could have told the warden simply to not let anyone visit Jimmy. Or they could have brief Jimmy's dad on what not to blab loud enough for everyone to hear. You'd think an ex-cop would be a bit more discreet.

-When Carter first started threatening Jimmy, why didn't he go to the shrink/FBI lady/warden and tell them to fire Carter for endangering the operation.

-Why didn't Carter worry that he would be fired for endangering an operation was obviously an operation backed by the warden?

-Why wouldn't the FBI pay $10K to prevent a civilian from being murdered, who they had coerced into a dangerous situation? When Jimmy's parents sued the FBI, they could be on the hook for millions.

-Was this operation really so badly managed that the shrink went on vacation and didn't bring his replacement up to speed? If she wasn't trustworthy enough to fill in on all the details, he could have at least made it clear he wasn't a "regular" prisoner. Figure it out, lady.

-How did anyone think Larry's vague map of burial locations would be any use to anyone?

-How did Jimmy re-create the map from memory? Nobody said he had a photographic memory.

-What about the apparently forgotten detail that Larry was at a Civil War re-enactment during one of the murders? Was there a second killer on the loose and nobody bothered to check?

Anyway the acting saves it. And if this is really based on real life then most of the foregoing is just the stuff that happens in real life, rather than weak writing that hinges on characters being incompetent.