Mayor of Kingstown

Synopsis

Jeremy Renner plays the defacto Mayor for a prison town working to keep the peace between the cops and the gangs in town to protect the innocent as well as just to make sure loved ones don't die.

Review

This review covers season 1-2 and the show is on pause as Renner heals from being run over by a snow plow. I also don't expect the show to change much in the future.

This is a very slow open show. It does take at least 2 episodes to really be interested and what keeps you involved is just the premise of the show and Renner. This feeling is the same for each season. The episodes are slow in general, but the first couple for each season as just REALLY slow.

Like I said, the premise for this show is interesting, but the writing is really good. I really enjoyed the characters and the actions they take. Renner really is in an up hill battle on this show and the stress and frustration really bleeds through to you as you watch. This depth though does remove this from a binge worthy show in my opinion.

The acting is really good and completely believable. There aren't any characters that act counter to their presented personality or presentation. I am really impressed with that fact because it isn't something you see from a show like this most of the time.

My Rating

This show is slow. So slow that it took me a while to finish it, but the ending of the show is really good and that is what keeps you hooked. However, the hook is what gives it a 7 not a 5 as the pacing of the episodes really does need some work.

Parental Rating

Oh hell no. There is a lot of language, drugs, violence, sex, and down right criminal activity that they would not understand or care about. Why Renner's character does do a lot of his actions to protect his family, this is not a family show and the moral of the story is very small so there is not redemptive value for them. Rejected by both.