It’s fitting that the title of Netflix’s miniseries Black Rabbit conjures up a dark twist on Alice in Wonderland. Like Alice’s harried guide into Wonderland, Black Rabbit serves as a gateway to a hidden world itself, although it’s not one that anyone would describe as wonderful.
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Instead, the series invites viewers deep into the seedy underbelly of New York, where you’ll find more criminals than you will Cheshire Cats or Mad Hatters. Still, the way Black Rabbit sees it, anyone who enters this world must be a little mad — especially brothers Jake and Vince Friedken (Jude Law and Jason Bateman). The pair are experts at digging costly holes for themselves, and Black Rabbit follows their increasingly desperate attempts to climb out of their mistakes. But what should be a propulsive crime thriller never quite gels, and that starts with Black Rabbit‘s aggravating structure.
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