Underbelly: Razor (Season Four)- Review

Sorry for taking so long in getting through this season. I found it incredibly tedious in trying to make time for these episodes because in all honesty, this particular season wasn't really any fun. I'll elaborate on that later.

In this season, we are taken to the streets of Sydney set within the 'roaring twenties' amidst the Great Depression and the emergence of the 'Razor gangs.' Two strong-willed and equally arrogant women by the names of Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh battle it out for title of best business, leaving behind a trail of bloodshed and lessons to be learnt. It is set between 1927 and 1936.

The idea of creating a period series was an idea I got behind, however I wasn't too thrilled with the way it was executed. Recreating particular events in history from quite some time ago isn't always easy and careful detail must be applied (which they did obviously achieve here), however I just felt completely detached from what I was supposed to be watching. Rather than getting some entertainment as well as criminological understanding like I received from the other seasons, this season really just felt more like a history lesson if anything. Yes, there was plenty of blood and murder and gangsters but procrastinating was all too easy for me. Maybe I have trouble with things set in a time long before my own (not really true) but this just really didn't achieve what I had expected of it. It's not even that memorable of a season as I'm already forgetting what I initially wanted out of it.

Going with what I said about my general viewing, I didn't find the characters to be of particular interest either. However, I can say that I found Chelsea Preston Creyford's portrayal of Tilly Devine more entertaining than that of Danielle McCormack as Kate Leigh, but perhaps that's really all down to who the characters really were in history. At this point in time, it doesn't really matter. I've already moved on to season five and my expectations are much higher. We'll see how season six goes though, as it brings to life Squizzy Taylor, who was mentioned very briefly throughout this season and was set in a much earlier time.

Score: 4.5/10.