Review of The Many Saints of Newark (2021) by Kaldwell — 02 Oct 2021

They ruined Junior.

There is no plot. If you aren't a Sopranos fan you'll be lost with the characters.

There is basically 0 character development. Sil was pure garbage. Bernthal should stick to single minded angry characters. No range at all. Racism is a backdrop, but even that's not consistent. It's neither "woke", yet it's barely "edgy". It is lukewarm, lazy.

The B plot is of no value to the main story. Honestly, the worst episode of the Sopranos is better than this, barring the pilot. We put David Chase on a pedestal as if "Not Fade Away" doesn't exist. Now this. I'll keep this short and sweet. The writing is weak. The plot is outta control. And John Magaro has become an embarrassment to himself and everybody else.