"Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes" is a short film from a couple days ago that is an addition to the "Marco polo" series before season 2 starts off in summer 2016. This one, however, plays before season 1 actually and elaborates on the past of one of the central characters. I thought this one needs a bit going, but when it does, it is a fairly successful work by Emmy-winning cinematographer Alik Sakharov, who is also the director here. The acting is good, the script is solid as well, including one very tense scene, in which the main character is blinded by snake poison. Nice to see the filmmakers of the series do this little movie to have fans not wait too long for season 2. More series should adapt to that concept. As a whole, it's nothing that would get me interested in watching the series, it's not that great, but a decent little watch in my opinion and I recommend it.
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
(2015 TV Movie)
Solid watch for fans of the show
6 January 2016
Warning: Spoilers