Florida Man: Feel-Good Tale Of A Go-Getter

The “Florida Man” (2023) series narrates a feel-good tale of a go-getter woman, Delly. However, it is about the ex-cop Mike Valentine (Édgar Ramírez) and his misadventures in Florida, USA. We all have heard about the famous/infamous Florida Man memes.

In a way, this Florida Man series pays an ode to the persona made popular on the internet.

A magazine editor, Freddie Campion, created the Florida Man Twitter (X) account in 2013. The said social media (X) account quickly rose to online fame. However, as of now, this (X) account has been retired, permanently. Now, let us talk about this crime show.

Spoiler-Free Brief Review of the Florida Man (2023) Mini Series

The synopsis

It is a new limited series from creator Donald Todd that follows a struggling ex-cop, Mike Valentine (Édgar Ramirez), forced to return to his home state of Florida to find a Philly mobster’s runaway girlfriend, Delly West (Abbey Lee). What should be a quick gig becomes a wildly spiralling journey into buried family secrets, and an increasingly futile attempt to do the right thing in a place where so much is wrong.

Under the sun. Under the gun.

About the “Florida Man” title

The Netflix network teams disclosed that the title of this mini-series became popular due to hilarious memes on the above-mentioned Twitter account.

However, not only this Twitter account but many other social media users turned struggling real-life individuals with limited access to resources into a laughingstock – the memes for public consumption and humiliation.

In case you wish to learn more about this particular meme character, go ahead and Google “Florida Man and [your birthday]” to see which headlines were published the day you were born about the same.

State of Florida in the USA

While reading about the USA’s sunshine state, Florida, we learnt that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed there in 1513. He named this territory La Florida (it means ‘The Flower’ in Spanish), and so it has remained under Spanish influence. Then, about three centuries later, in 1845, it achieved statehood. After that, it started to attract more settlers by marketing itself as an untouched territory covered with nature and swamps. So, in the late 19th and early 20th century, this state attracted many new immigrants.

In popular US culture, this state is infamous for being state-infested with crimes and criminals, both in news media as well as on social media. So much so that even comedic shows are built around this state.

[Florida is] giant cockroach-choking, hazard-infested, Hooters-dining, reptile-abusing, Everglades-draining, election-ruining, stripper-motorboating, ball-sweat-scented, genitalia-shaped, 24-hour mug shot factory.

Jon Stewart’s video in Comedy Central/YouTube

And this seems like an unnecessary and avoidable rant.

Basic story

Now, let us get back to the story of this limited series.

Mike’s murky past catches after his mobster boss orders him to return to his hometown in Florida state on a personal assignment. It was supposed to be a simple straightforward task for Mike, yet he continues to stumble from one challenge at times, to another in this complex state.

Meanwhile, the fugitive girlfriend Delly (Abbey Lee) carries on planning and scheming. She wants to permanently escape from the tight clutches of the mobster boss Moss Yankov. You know, this series is a story of a go-getter and smart woman – Delly West – the Florida Woman. In this crime series, she is surrounded by gun-toting, dangerous men. Can she outthink and outsmart all those shady people around her? Can she get what she wishes in life, including the yellowish (wink-wink – a hint) flower bouquet loved by women folks? Who will succeed in the end? That is the crux of this story, with quite a few twists and turns in it.

The conclusion

One does not have to strain too much of brain cells to watch this mini-series. We enjoyed the antics of the so-called men of Florida. In a way, it is a fairly decent option for the marathon watch. So, this limited series is a good time-pass entertainment option on any given holiday or weekend.

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If you like crime shows like this one from the USA, then check out the Justified-City Primaeval article on our FM, too. You can also check out the teaser of the Florida Man show.

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