Vladimir: Staffel 1

Rachel Weisz is as reliably magnetic as ever as the unnamed, fourth-wall-breaking protagonist who's the very picture of a quietly furious wronged woman in this cancel-culture satire.

...is a quirky campus comedy which requires us to swallow the idea that the gorgeous Rachel Weisz has faded into invisibility upon hitting middle age.

...is that rare visitor to the screen – proper television for proper grownups.

...is brisk, easy to watch, and occasionally droll, but any higher aspirations have been brutally muted.

What truly engages throughout “Vladimir” is the contrast between what is unlawful, what is unethical, and what is unsavory.

It’s abrasive, off-putting and sometimes even a bit insulting. However, in the end, it did make me think about repression and what relationships really mean.