In Blood Coast, Lyès and his team of cops from the narcotics squad investigate a new player in the drug market looking to overtake Marseille. The series is now streaming on Netflix.
Story
Lyès and his team successfully bust a drug deal and find out about new players who are selling drugs. Everyone fears the person who has hired these people.
This person is selling drugs in Ali Saïdi’s territory. Ali Saïdi and his nephews run the drug market in Marseille. Hell will break loose if Ali learns about this.
What Lyès doesn’t know yet is that the person selling these drugs is none other than Franck Murillo, who is supposed to be dead. While investigating this case, Alice Vidal, a cop from Paris whose father was killed by Murillo, joins the team.
Lyès, Alice, and Lyès’ team have a lot to do with Ali and Murillo. The question remains whether they will control their emotions and make the right decisions or do something stupid and make matters worse.
Performances
Tewfik Jallab, as Lyès, shows the qualities of a capable leader who can make the most difficult but right decisions all the time. For the most part, Lyès is in the center, and though the supporting cast members get less screen time, Jallab delivers and makes it all worth it.
Jeanne Goursaud, as Alice Vidal, gives the impression that she is the complete opposite of what Lyès and his team are. However, she swiftly fits her character into the dynamic that Lyès and his team share. Other than that, Goursaud always suggests how calm and contained her character is.
Lastly, Nicolas Duvauchelle, as Franck Murillo, and Samir Boitard, as Ali Saïdi, stand out as strong antagonists who can’t be killed easily. They can both be considered evenly matched rivals. They come off as equally vicious and keep viewers guessing who will have the upper hand next time.
Positives
Blood Coast easily makes Marseille a city where a person won’t want to live. The environment, the streets, and the people living there convince viewers why the cops here work the way they do and people like Ali Saïdi are roaming free.
The show makes the cops look no less than criminals and offers reasonable answers for their behaviors. Whether they should be put behind bars or not is a question that keeps bugging the other characters and the viewers as well. Lastly, the show’s storytelling is simple. Hence, a viewer will never feel lost.
Negatives
From the visuals, Blood Coast tries to look aesthetic, but it ultimately fails. It ends up giving off the feel of a low-budget crime thriller when it shouldn’t.
Even the action is not that satisfying. The very first opening action scene, which should leave a first impression, is lackluster. The other action scenes aren’t memorable either.
The show doesn’t come with an exciting plot or fresh characters, though the actors have done a good job. It doesn’t give one good reason why a viewer should care about the events in the show.
Lastly, the subplots have been crammed into the show, and they take up a lot of time. At a point, a viewer would just want the characters to be done with these subplots quickly, but the show tends to invest time in them.
Verdict
Blood Coast is a mediocre crime thriller that doesn’t have anything fresh to offer. It is filled with unnecessary subplots that can become a headache. When it comes to action, it’s hardly exciting and may fail to satisfy the fans of the genre.
Blood Coast
Director: Olivier Marchal, Ivan Fegyveres
Date Created: 2023-12-06 13:30
1.5
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