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Landman (2024)

2024 · Crime,Drama,Western · workplace-prestige, contemporary-realistic, family-relational

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Landman is a Taylor Sheridan prestige drama set in the modern West Texas oil industry, following fixer Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) as he navigates billionaires, roughnecks, and corporate maneuvering in a fossil fuel boom. The show carries Sheridan's signature — muscular writing, strong male leads, sun-scorched American landscapes, and moral ambiguity baked into capitalism — with Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm delivering performances reviewers call the show's unambiguous strengths. Tonal complaints center on the treatment of female characters (wife and daughter), widely criticized as gratuitously sexualized and underdeveloped, which creates a persistent friction between the show's prestige aspirations and its execution of domestic storylines.

From the reviewers

Billy Bob Thornton was born to plays this role, he is absolutely terrific here. I'll be shocked if he doesn't get nominated for an Emmy for his performance here.
the writers gave him some of the best lines ever. The writing is truly top notch.
it's also beautifully shot too.
The inclusion of an emotionally unstable, one-woman circus undermines the purpose of the show entirely. It feels like her character disrupts the central narrative, adding unnecessary chaos rather than supporting his journey.
having these characters constantly jump around in provocative clothing, seemingly for no purpose other than to attract views, feels out of sync with the tone of the series. Instead of enhancing the plot or character dynamics, this approach comes off as a superficial tactic to draw attention.

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