Mike - Anmeldelser

The celebration of convicted rapist Mike Tyson as a cuddly pop-culture teddy bear is a baffling countercurrent of the MeToo era.

...makes you feel pity for one of sport’s biggest villains.

...gives the troubled boxing star an easy ride.

Much like the man himself, Mike is a series of fascinating yet well-crafted contradictions.

Of course, it would take much more than eight episodes of dramatized headlines to weigh either the enormity of Mike Tyson’s actions or the significance of his legacy.

...[Trevante Rhodes] har ikke bare kopieret kropssprog og den distinkte læspen, men formår også nogle gange at fremstille Tyson som en lille, usikker dreng fanget i et uhyres krop.

Det er seriens absolutte styrke, at den ikke lefler for sin hovedperson...

...[Trevante Rhodes] har ikke bare kopieret kropssprog og den distinkte læspen, men formår også nogle gange at fremstille Tyson som en lille, usikker dreng fanget i et uhyres krop.