The New Pope - Kritiken

The whole thing is so immaculate that it risks holding the viewer at arm's length. But then the director will gently lance us with a moment of emotional truth...

...Paolo Sorrentino's theatrical masterpiece is Madonna's Like a Prayer times a thousand.

As thunderingly gorgeous as its predecessor...

...Paolo Sorrentino's theatrical masterpiece is Madonna's Like a Prayer times a thousand.

...John Malkovich brings punk-stained prowess to his supreme pontiff, proving a worthy alternative to Jude Law's comatose hunk.

The whole thing is so immaculate that it risks holding the viewer at arm's length. But then the director will gently lance us with a moment of emotional truth...

Miniserien er bedst, når instruktøren dropper dialogscenerne for i stedet at lave imponerende, smukke iscenesættelser af spøjse eller banale motiver.