I stumbled on what may be the reason for all the sizzle and oddity of Netflix’s presentation of Kaleidoscope. The core product just isn’t very good.
In practice, Kaleidoscope feels like a slick but forgettable two-hour movie puffed up into a jumbled six-hour saga. The main advantage of its...
Eric Garcia no doubt had his hands full writing episodes that could all serve as intros without giving away the game entirely and also be engaging...
The puzzle-like gimmick at the heart of Kaleidoscope can’t conceal how otherwise uninspired this Ocean’s Eleven-esque heist series actually is.
Daily Telegraph January 4, 2023 Stylish, suspenseful and cleverly executed, Kaleidoscope gathers binge-worthy momentum as it barrels towards its climactic showdown.
Esposito and Sewell anchor the series with their strength on opposite sides of the chessboard, and Courtney’s Bob is so blisteringly ignorant and t...
While the format has promise, the idea and the material was a poor match. Maybe someone else can come along and do better with it.
No matter which order you watch the series, the characters all feel like they’re biding time until the heist.
Independent January 3, 2023 Watched in any order, the story that unfolds is a simple, pleasurable rollick through the business of ultra-tight security and the crooks who...
Financial Times January 4, 2023 Kaleidoscope serves as a kind of green television: an almost endlessly renewable show amid all the disposable content churned out and dropped...
RogerEbert.com January 5, 2023 There are performances from an admittedly engaging cast that hold Kaleidoscope together in the moment, but it loses its shape pretty quickly.
indieWire January 3, 2023 Watch multiple episodes in a row working backwards and there’s still a satisfying bit of keepaway being done on the part of Garcia and the wri...
No matter the episode order, "Kaleidoscope" is a lot of fun.
Chicago Tribune February 22, 2023 There’s just not enough story or character development here to warrant eight episodes, let alone eight episodes that are juggling a gimmick.