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Black Mirror - Season 5 Episode 02: Smithereens
Across four seasons and a special movie Bandersnat (2018), Black Mirror has managed to achieve such a great success. The series gets back again with the fifth season which presents a chain of anthologies that highlights on the bad effects of the modern technology and it may lead us to lose our best relations, also it can lead us to madness.
1989, Brighton, England, UK
5 August 1980, Ireland
11 March 1971, Salem, Stockholms län, Sweden
April1952, England, UK
1970, Trinafour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
23 November 1992, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1974, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK
1977, England, UK
4 January 1985, Westminster, London, England, UK
June 06, 2019
It's the strongest entry in the new season, and every performer is fantastic, but the 70-minute runtime does the thin plot no favors, especially when the thematic undercurrent hinges on something far too simple to justify it.
June 05, 2019
It's too bad that wasn't what the episode was ultimately about. Though "Smithereens" finishes weakly, the road there is pretty good, but unlike road trip clichés, Black Mirror is more about the destination than the journey.
June 05, 2019
It's a gripping, old-fashioned thriller with shades of Taxi Driver that doubles as a vicious commentary on our crippling tech addiction, with sharp bursts of dark humor throughout.
June 12, 2019
This swing-and-a-miss approach continues into the next two episodes, sadly...
June 06, 2019
Smithereens is a personal look at the side effects of staring at your phone all day. Scott's cabbie on the verge of an emotional breakdown makes equally addictive viewing.
August 22, 2019
Probably the best of this season's crop, and it does it all without any unlikely fictional technology.
June 10, 2019
What keeps it together is a seriously committed and devastating performance from Scott and the little truth bombs and sly jokes that Brooker sneaks into every corner of the hour.
June 05, 2019
Much of the "Smithereens'" success can be attributed to Andrew Scott's committed, textured performance.
June 14, 2019
Slow to start, but once Topher Grace enters this episode you will be on the edge of your seat. Once again Black Mirror hits home with technology today.
June 12, 2019
The criticism and condemnation may be familiar, but it's freshened up in the form of a thrilling and occasionally heart-breaking hostage drama.
June 05, 2019
It ultimately feels like a sophomoric, slippery slope argument, with little nuance beyond "social media is bad," unlikely to edify anyone who's been following news of the tech world lately.
June 05, 2019
"Smithereens" gets in a few interesting jabs, but Charlie Brooker's script is hampered by how thin the plot is, how long it takes for the action to get going, and how simplistic the big mystery turns out to be.