I'll tell you why so serious

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Blistering performances.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Every character is drawn from a standard prescription. Corny accents and speaking styles, tired storyline, has to use the gore of surgery for cheap thrills. Your 13 year old might be sucked in, but adults will be bored. Not worth a second of your time.

wow, the contrasting soundtrack is barely discussed by reviews. It was unique and contrasting, been modern against a period series. Just red the Rolingstone mag article, they didn't brought how important the sounds and music was to make the show so atmospheric and successful .Thanks for those 2 seasons to all involved!

I mean wow!!! Shows just don't get better than this!! So of course they had to cancel the show! Always the logical thing to do when you've got the best show around!!! I can't say enough great things about this show! I was hooked from the first second! I even contemplated missing work just so I could binge watch!!! It's that good.... Shame on the network Cinemax and HBO for not continuing.. You made us all think we were getting more seasons!! lost my subscription for this reason!! I was so sad to hear.

I would not imagine that a series equivalent to unholy alliance of House and Sherlock would be on Cinemax. The Knick is a collection of dysfunctional characters that roam the street of last century New York, dressed as doctors, nurses, and even high class patrons. It's an utter delight to see their shenanigans as well as depravities. This is the period of obviousness, medical advancement, racial profiling and all of these are presented like Sherlock with morphine overdose.Everyone is flawed here, even if their motive might be just, the moral ambiguity plagued any on-screen persona. Clive Owen plays as Dr. Thackery, the head surgeon of the less profitable partial altruistic hospital The Knick. I can't imagine Clive Owen without the stache anymore, this is a character with such determination that the only drive rivaling it is his addiction. Other notable character is Dr. Edwards by Andre Holland who's a brilliant colored doctor who must deal with racism and his own vices.The pace wastes no time to introduce many subplots and characters. It's rare that nearly every perspective is appealing. On other series they have strong leads and probably one or two well written supporting cast. This is not so with The Knick, audience would find something endearing in the unorthodox characters as they all have their unique slightly destructive charm.With Steven Soderbergh at helm, the artistic vibe just oozes from the dirty New York. Continuous scenes happen so often that they can adsorb audience in the immersive atmosphere. The soundtracks are intriguingly contagious, they are modernized version of old school tune. It's strange, catchy and really set up the quirky mood. Furthermore, it has some of the most convincing practical effects for anatomical and cringe purpose.The Knick is a top shelf drama, administered with style and not only embracing all of its undesirable oddities, but put them in proud display.