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Critic Consensus: John Malkovich's show-stealing performance keeps Crossbones partially afloat, but an overly serious tone and choppy editing make this a leaky vessel for his talents.
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as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
as Tom Lowe
as Selma
as Selima
as Kate
as Vane
as Nenna
as Tim Fletch
as William Jagger
as Balfour
Critic Reviews for Crossbones: Season 1
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In Crossbones, low-tech fight scenes are a welcome relief from the customary mind-blowing special effects. Mostly, however, the reason to watch is Malkovich.
All in all, Crossbones is about as believable as Casanova in a seminary.
It's never lost time when you're watching Malkovich and Coyle.
An oddity with additional oddness in the form of Malkovich. But as summer diversions go, this looks to be a good one.
Full of odd pauses and volume modulation, Malkovich's big acting holds our attention even when the show's fuzzy plotting and minor absurdities are distracting us. He doesn't steal scenes so much as rape and pillage them.
Too much of Crossbones takes itself overly seriously, especially when Malkovich is off-screen. Serious music, serious glances, serious lines, serious people -- it's a Pirates of the Caribbean movie without Jack Sparrow.
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