Sacred Games is a decent watch though the 9+ rating is undeserved for the series as a whole.

The weakest part of the series is the story is all over the place, it tries to do too much and you don't really care for the most part what happens to the people involved.

With that said, the series is directed very proficiently, the cinematography is excellent and though it's not extremely high budget stuff I have absolutely no complaints on the technical front.

The strongest thing going for Sacred Games is the multiple stellar performances. Siddiqui is brilliant and so damn charismatic. There's no amount of praise that could suffice for Radhika Apte's performance. It's worthy of an Academy Award, I have seldom encountered any actor, male or female, give such a natural performance. Saif, to his credit, doesn't come off as a flashy movie star and gives a solid performance as a humble cop. Did they have to dress him up in skin tight clothes for every scene though? In any case, it's an endearing performance, he was one of the few characters I empathized with. Even the actor who plays Saif's deputy gives a brilliant performance, there is literally no bad or unnatural performance to be found, even the bit actors are good.

Another strong point is the action, interesting events occur throughout and no episode is boring. I have no problem with vulgarity or gore but at times found that these things (especially the swearing) was used as a crutch in a misguided attempt to keep things spicy and "realistic," when you do too much of something it kinda loses its impact.

Sacred Games is a decent watch, not bad for a weekend binge, but that's all it is. A coherent, more interesting and focused storyline, carried by such a brilliant cast could have been something exceptional. But it's heartening to see the level of proficiency the Indian film industry has reached. The future is bright indeed, laudey!