Spenser Confidential
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 6, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
9
Negative:
5
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25
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMar 6, 2020
A junky, paint-by-numbers crime saga that stacks up to The Town like Cats does to Singin’ in the Rain. It pains a lifelong New Yorker to say this, but Boston deserves better. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comKristy PuchkoMar 6, 2020
An insipid buddy-cop mystery that feels like a forgotten artifact of the 1980s. Read full review
25
The Associated PressMark KennedyMar 4, 2020
Spenser Confidential is a bit of a mess tonally with a plot that keeps attracting new weird layers, like lint on a sweater. It wants to be funnier than it is. It hopes to be deeper than it is. Read full review
20
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMar 6, 2020
A clumsy, unfunny adaptation of a much-loved literary crime series Read full review
16
The PlaylistAsher LubertoMar 9, 2020
Chalk this Team WahlBerg’s latest collaboration as a massive swing and miss, which ranks among the city’s worst cinematic disasters. Read full review
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