Crime
Task
Max’s newest release, Task, takes audiences to task with a slow-burn storyline involving graphic violence, nudity and crude language.
Sometimes, heists don’t go too well. Other times, they go better than even the heisters might expect.
Take the case of six armed robbers who, on November 26, 1983, broke into Brink’s-Mat warehouse in London, hoping to nab a million pounds worth of foreign currency from the security building. But despite not being able to get into the vault, the robbers found something much more valuable: £26 million worth of pure gold bullion.
It’s not something the robbers were prepared to handle, but it’s too big a steal to pass up. Alas, there’s another catch: It’s not exactly easy to reintroduce such a large amount of gold back into the market without anyone noticing.
And, yes, everyone is looking out for this gold—detectives, criminals and good Samaritans alike. It’s the biggest story on the news and, in its day, the largest robbery in world history.
The Gold is a historical drama recounting the Brink’s-Mat robbery. The heist, which began with six robbers and an inside man, eventually grew to indict many more as said robbers brought in more and more people in an attempt to sneakily reintroduce the riches into the market. The robbery was also largely responsible for the collapse of Johnson Matthey Bankers Ltd, due to the bank making substantial loans to “fraudsters and insolvent companies.”
Appropriately, the show does toss a few problematic bars into the works. Swearing is the biggest issue in this one, with characters using a number of heavy swear words. Someone is shot and killed. And, though we were not able to view the episode to confirm just yet, a naked woman can reportedly be seen in a newspaper picture during a later episode.
Those things will rob a bit of the experience for viewers. But the show strives to, and succeeds in, providing us with a balanced look into the infamous London robbery.
Officials begin to investigate the robbery at Brink’s-Mat, and the story of the stolen gold begins to circulate.
A guard is punched in the face on two separate occasions, and others are held at gunpoint. One armed robber pours petrol on a man and threatens to burn him alive. A man carries dead rabbits from a hunt. A man is tackled to the ground.
Someone makes a crude reference to breast enhancement. A man and woman kiss. A man is seen shirtless. People drink wine. Lots of people smoke.
The f-word is used eight times, and the s-word is heard once. Jesus’ name is used in vain three times. We also hear five instances of the British profanity “bloody” and one use of “b–locks.”
Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He’s also an avid cook. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”
Max’s newest release, Task, takes audiences to task with a slow-burn storyline involving graphic violence, nudity and crude language.
It’s fun, but the show is guilty of lack of restraint in the second degree—a senseless crime if ever there was one.
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