Anthony Mackie’s upcoming heist series, 12 12 12, has received its first reviews. Jim Keeble and Dudi Appleton created and wrote the series. Alongside Mackie, the show features stars like Jamie Dornan, Sallie Harmsen, José Garcia, Jack Kesy, Agathe Rousselle, and Kali Reis.
12 12 12’s first reviews are mixed
Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan’s upcoming heist series 12 12 12 is getting mixed reviews from critics ahead of its Apple TV premiere on November 13. Based on further information about the plot, the series spans three timelines: 12 months of planning the heist, 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days that follow.
In his review, Greg MacArthur of Screen Rant described Mackie and Dornan’s series as the best action thriller on Apple TV. MacArthur also said Mackie and Dornan deliver “top-notch performances” in the show. He added, “It also reinvents the heist thriller genre with outstanding technique.”
In contrast, Daniel Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter had a different view of the series. In his review, Feinberg described 12 12 12 as “an increasingly irritating series of unexciting twists leading to an unsatisfying conclusion.” He further stated that the last two episodes of the series come out as “pretty much nonsense” and “disappointing.”
David Caballero of Collider seemed impressed with the series and praised it as “a thrilling heist story with a festive setting that never runs out of steam.” Although Caballero thought the three-timeline structure caused some disruptions, he praised the show’s narrative.
Jack Seale of Radio Times described 12 12 12 as a “drag” that tries too hard. His review calls Dornan’s performance “fine, albeit underpowered” but adds that “Mackie is handed lines that are straining every sinew to come across as stylishly tough and clipped, but end up making the actor say things that Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bruce Willis would have rejected as too cheesy 40 years ago.”
