Here’s Priyanka Chopra’s Citadel review
Series: Citadel. Streaming on Amazon Prime. Two episodes up; four to come once a week from May 5.
Cast: Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Stanley Tucci.
Created by: Josh Appelbaum, Bryan Oh and David Weil.
Cinematographers: Newton Thomas Sigel and Michael Wood.
IANS Rating: **
A good spy thriller has to have the two staple ingredients: a killer concept headed by a credible protagonist and an antagonist. That said, we are all assured that the cinematic value of espionage thrillers will never be lost.
Having offered some of the greatest action movies in cinema history, and giving us convoluted stories, smart plot twists, blasts, flare-ups and umpteen bangs, ideally, a spy thriller packs in so much as to keep you on the edge of your seat.
The American science-fiction television series “Citadel”, created by David Weil for Amazon Prime Video, with the Russo brothers acting as executive producers, and Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas playing “Citadel” agents Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh. With a heavy dose of action, chases and alluring leads, it promises a lot.
The opening sequence has Priyanka in a red dress looking every inch the sexy sassy spy one would hope for. Only this time, she appears far more confident — shall we say, starry? — as she negotiates several inconsistent turns that the scriptwriters have unimaginatively woven into overfilled-with-possibilities expansions.
As of now, only two of the six-part series are available for viewing and an episode every week will follow from May 5 onwards.
If the first two episodes that are streaming now are any indication, the rest of the periodic flow of thrills will include developments in different territories with more action and shifts justifying its universal appeal.
