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In the aftermath of a deadly showdown, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens takes on greater criminal forces including the brutal Mags Bennett (Emmy® Winner Margo Martindale).
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Timothy Olyphant plays a US marshal transferred to Hicksville USA (in season 1), his home town. Home to his past, his mistakes his family and his family problems.
What results is a performance that puts him in the model of a modern young Clint Eastwood (which the cover artists have clearly picked up on), you find yourself talking to the TV when someone crosses him , saying "Oh dear... you really didn't want to do that" you know some one will get their comeuppance, yet the threats are subtle, this is not a hero that needs to shout swear and throw his weight around, like Eastwood its his reputation that does the damage to the bad guys.
I have seen Timothy Olyphant in some other roles that he carried off ok, but this one is his niche, this is the one that i think defines how good he can be, and that coupled with some great direction, some great casting of the peripheral characters and the setting all combine to make this a really unforgettable show.
I found that season 2 was improved by Raylan being conscious of the issues and paper work involved with shooting people, and so the "really go on i dare you look" is even more present. His relationship with Boyd is explored in more depth and we met more of the people from Harlan county, giving this series a much more rounded plot to go with the amazing characters
Highly recommended, i had this pre-ordered something i almost never do with DVD's
(Parm)
What results is a performance that puts him in the model of a modern young Clint Eastwood (which the cover artists have clearly picked up on), you find yourself talking to the TV when someone crosses him , saying "Oh dear... you really didn't want to do that" you know some one will get their comeuppance, yet the threats are subtle, this is not a hero that needs to shout swear and throw his weight around, like Eastwood its his reputation that does the damage to the bad guys.
I have seen Timothy Olyphant in some other roles that he carried off ok, but this one is his niche, this is the one that i think defines how good he can be, and that coupled with some great direction, some great casting of the peripheral characters and the setting all combine to make this a really unforgettable show.
I found that season 2 was improved by Raylan being conscious of the issues and paper work involved with shooting people, and so the "really go on i dare you look" is even more present. His relationship with Boyd is explored in more depth and we met more of the people from Harlan county, giving this series a much more rounded plot to go with the amazing characters
Highly recommended, i had this pre-ordered something i almost never do with DVD's
(Parm)
37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was really impressed by the first season of Justified and the second is even better. The show has really hit its stride. It is slow burning but never dull for a moment. Timothy Olyphant is again excellent as Marshall Raylan Givens, now trying to be less quick on the draw because he's tired of all the trouble he gets, and also back with his ex-wife, who gets herself in trouble and needs him to help. The character of Boyd,one of the most interesting from season 1, also gets more screen time as he attempts to go straight despite all manner of offers from the criminal world, the episode where he is forced into helping rob the mining company is the best episode of the series, very tense. The show is smart and also has a very clever sense of humour, it won't be to everyone's taste but if you like a crime show or drama series with a bit of an edge this is for you.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Season 2 of Justified kicks off exactly where season 1 ended, with Raylan, Boyd and Ava fighting for their lives against assorted Miami and local "gun-thugs". The season proceeds with the two inter-related stories of Boyd trying to go straight, and Raylan reviving an old feud with the Bennett family, most notably their terrifying matriarch, Mags, who runs a variety of criminal activity, including the weed business, in Harlan County.
As with the first series this one is marked by a strong character driven narrative, spiced with sharp moments of violence. The script is often extremely funny and always highly literate. The dialogue could almost be Appalachian Sheridan or Shaw, though it probably more truly echoes a 19th Century American language, little changed since the Civil War. Raylan is very much a 19th Century figure: As his boss Art tells him, he is a lousy marshall, but a good lawman, guided more by a personal sense of honour than codified law. In this regard he is more like his old friend Boyd than he might care to admit.
In describing things one often seeks comparisons. However I can't think of anything else like this on television; perhaps if one could conceive of the movie Winter's Bone with jokes? It is out of the ordinary and brilliant.
As with the first series this one is marked by a strong character driven narrative, spiced with sharp moments of violence. The script is often extremely funny and always highly literate. The dialogue could almost be Appalachian Sheridan or Shaw, though it probably more truly echoes a 19th Century American language, little changed since the Civil War. Raylan is very much a 19th Century figure: As his boss Art tells him, he is a lousy marshall, but a good lawman, guided more by a personal sense of honour than codified law. In this regard he is more like his old friend Boyd than he might care to admit.
In describing things one often seeks comparisons. However I can't think of anything else like this on television; perhaps if one could conceive of the movie Winter's Bone with jokes? It is out of the ordinary and brilliant.
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A great all American, all Redneck show
I really liked season 2, I have just finished watching it. Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens is really great, but again the stand out performance for me was Walton Goggins as Boyd... Read more
Published 19 days ago by NicolaA
Justified
I recently bought this item and though I had difficulties with the first delivery, Amazon sent me an undamge one very quickly. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Marielnd1
Much, much better
Season 2 of this feature is much better than the previous season. Why? It could be that Oliphant is now one of the producers, but I suspect the hand of Elmore Leonard is the prime... Read more
Published 2 months ago by davidmacgowan
Good guy,modern gunslinger
having been pleasantly supprised by season one,i am pleased that season two continues the fast paced action and and very good plot lines. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. S. J. Clarke
Excellent
2nd Season & it carried on exactly from the end of the last.
Another brilliant season of the show. Read more
Another brilliant season of the show. Read more
Published 3 months ago by simon dodds
JUSTIFIED SEASON 2, EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST SEASON...
Television drama these days is amazing, the quality of the writing, direction, performances, locations, music are all superb. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jimbo-the Brit
Strong Second Series of Justified
Once again the unique 'Justified' combination of slick gunplay, sexual tension (twix our hero and his ex - or is she ? Read more
Published 4 months ago by Simon R. Tittley
The Sopranos for grown ups
Could also be seen as The Wire goes rural. Or a traditional western in a modern setting. Contains some violence and death but mercifully not too graphic. Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. Parker
PACKING A PUNCH
In Kentucky's Harlan County nobody messes with the Bennetts - all drug trafficking is theirs, and much else besides. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. D. L. Rees
Funny
Wonderful series, combining the seriousness of a U.S. Marshall, with the hilarity of hillbilly folks in Kentucky. I recommend this highly. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mausie
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