Apple TV+’s drug heist drama is alsobased on the bookby crime novelistDennis Tafoya.

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The only thing lacking about Ray and Manny’s relationship is that its origins are never fully explained.

Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura in Dope Thief

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The show manages climactic moments in every episode to get the heart racing and to keep the audience engaged.

Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura walking through the street in Dope Thief

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Still,the overall plot jumps through too many hoopsbefore getting the audience any real answers.

There are a lot of hypotheticals and wrong assumptions that take a frustratingly long time to work out.

Condensing this to get to a resolution faster would have helped.

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That’s not to say thatDope Thiefis bad, or even that it’s not good.

It’s impossible to say that withevery key player putting in top-notch performances.

Dope Thiefpremieres March 14 with its first two episodes on Apple TV+.

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Brian Tyree Henry

Wagner Moura