Review – Adolescence
Rating: 7/10
Adolescence hits hard. It’s raw, intense, and disturbingly real. The series opens with a police raid on an ordinary family’s home — not some gang hideout, not a crime den, just your average, everyday home. One second you’re half-asleep, scratching your ass while making coffee, and the next, a small army storms in, aiming rifles at you like you’re Pablo Escobar. It’s chaos. It’s visceral. It shakes you.
And that’s just the beginning.
The directing? Outstanding. Cinematography, acting, production — all top-tier. The pacing is slow when it needs to be, uncomfortably immersive, like you’re inside the story. Not in a fun, escapist kind of way — but in a “why the fuck is this happening to me?” kind of way. The sense of helplessness is overwhelming, especially when the 13-year-old kid is taken away, accused of murder. You feel every second of that confusion, every ounce of fear in the parents’ eyes as they’re dragged into a nightmare they didn’t see coming.
It’s not just emotional — it’s psychologically exhausting. You sit there, watching, thinking: what can a father even do when his son’s suddenly in custody at 7AM, and no one’s telling you shit except that your life is now upside down?
The characters are painfully believable, especially the boy — a kid caught in something far bigger than himself, confused and terrified. The father, on the other hand, isn’t weak or passive. He’s a tough, hard-working man, someone who looks like he can handle anything. But even a man like that is left powerless when something like this hits, there’s not much anyone can do. It’s that realism, the brutal honesty of how the system grinds people down, that makes this mini-series so damn effective.
Now, don’t get me wrong — I liked it. A lot. Maybe I didn’t enjoy it in the traditional sense, because it’s not that kind of show. But damn, it’s good. Smart, tight, with a solid conclusion. If you’re someone who watches a lot of content, this one’s like a quick espresso shot before work — strong, short, and leaves an aftertaste.
Still, I’m giving it a 7/10. Why? Because I always think things can be better. Maybe the story hits a ceiling because of the subject matter — maybe there just isn’t much more you could squeeze out of it without losing authenticity. But I felt a limit. It didn’t blow my mind, but it shook me.
I highly recommend it. Watch it while you’re still young, in love, and thinking about your future kids. It’ll remind you just how fast life can flip the table.
Cheers.
