11.22.63

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 15, 2016
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
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Critic Reviews

  1. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Aaron Passman
    Feb 16, 2016
    60
    There's enough substance to the novel that what's left in the miniseries ends up feeling less like a truly successful adaptation and more like a sketch of a great one.
  2. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Feb 10, 2016
    60
    While the construction of 11.22.63 holds it back from greatness, Franco deserves credit for really committing to the high concept of it all.
  3. Time
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Feb 5, 2016
    60
    Eight episodes, here, is too many; the series goes down several blind alleys before it gets to Dealey Plaza. But its best moments thrum with tension, as when the past rebels against our hero, trying to repel him.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jeff Jensen
    Feb 11, 2016
    58
    11.22.63 reaches some thoughtful, moving conclusions, but oh, what coulda been with a more engaged star. If only there were a time machine to fix that mistake.
  6. The Wrap
    Reviewed by: Mark Peikert
    Feb 16, 2016
    50
    That the limited series squeaks by as just entertaining enough is a disappointment considering the pedigree of everyone involved and the reputation of its source material.
  7. Slate
    Reviewed by: Willa Paskin
    Feb 16, 2016
    50
    There is so much original programming out there that famous names, shiny plots, and a solid twist may be enough to keep a show from getting trampled, but they are not enough to keep it from getting lost in the fray--especially when a show, as with 11.22.63, is awkward and flat, never matching the promise of its premise.
  8. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Feb 16, 2016
    50
    It moves at a steady clip, is stuffed with cheese, and remains compelling enough to fill an afternoon. But it's also easy enough to leave behind once you have to get back to the real world.
  9. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Feb 16, 2016
    50
    If it never rises above the artificial, it is not entirely without entertainment value--artificiality itself has its pleasures. It may not be worth the price of the subscription, if you don't already have one, but that is a decision you will have to make for yourself, viewer.
  10. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Feb 16, 2016
    50
    Intentionally or not, what you end up with is two movies that don’t always happily coexist: A fantasy version of 24, complete with that series' sometimes annoying time-wasting obstacles, paired with a star-crossed romance. And to make matters worse, Franco is only convincing in the love story, where he does his best work.
  11. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Feb 11, 2016
    50
    King's immersive page-turner is condensed in such a way, including an ill-considered two-year time jump in the '60s, that it feels both rushed and draggy when Jake keeps confronting obstacles in his crusade to stop Lee Harvey Oswald. [15-28 Feb 2016, p.17]
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  12. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    Feb 10, 2016
    50
    Although there are moments of suspense when Jake gets close to major historical events, nothing (including the obligatory twist ending) is quite enough to shake the feeling that the series is just a really, really long Twilight Zone episode.
  13. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jan 28, 2016
    50
    The resulting eight-part miniseries is an uneven affair, at times feeling as if it’s meandering through history en route to its frantic closing kick--a “Twilight Zone” episode, stretched and kneaded to wring more out of it, while making up the rules as it goes along.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 225 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 184 out of 225
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 225
  3. Negative: 18 out of 225
  1. DakotaFred
    Mar 29, 2016
    10
    This has turned out to be a great show. I like the fact that they arent relying on any nudity, excessive violence, gore etc... just a goodThis has turned out to be a great show. I like the fact that they arent relying on any nudity, excessive violence, gore etc... just a good clean witty and entertaining adult drama. Great stuff!… Full Review »
  2. ducini
    Feb 29, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. What a hugely disappointing show, as one had such high hopes given the cast, and executive team behind it. But the show shot itself in the foot within the first half an hour, with such a glaring plot inconsistency that I switched it off in a rage.

    Basic premise of the show is that a diner owner, Chris Cooper, has a portal in his cupboard that takes you back in time to a date in the 60s. You can go back and spend as much time there as you like in the past and only 2 minutes will pass in the present. Every time you go back however the past resets itself so you always return to the same date and time and any changes you might have made from a previous visit that affect the future are reset.

    Enter James "wooden actor" Franco, who is tasked by Cooper with saving JFK and making the future a better place to live. We forward to a scene were both characters are in Coopers room looking over his typical evidence wall, and of course the discussion moves to whether Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK. Cooper's character says he saw Oswald and looked him in the eyes and thought he did not do it, but maybe he did, or didn't --- ohhhh the suspense it needs 5 seasons worth of watching Franco act like a fence post to investigate it.

    Hence we get to the biggest plot guff which makes the show unwatchable. If every time you go through the cupboard it resets the changes you made in the future from the last time you were there, then why did Cooper's character not kill Oswald, pop back to the future, see if JFK was alive. If he was task succeeded and if not then pop back through the cupboard and start again with the other suspects.

    Such nonsense.    … Full Review »
  3. McGillotine
    Feb 24, 2016
    9
    It's certainly not Darabont and it sure isnt Kubrick, but boy does it stand equally on it's own. The charm of 11.22.63 is the fact that theIt's certainly not Darabont and it sure isnt Kubrick, but boy does it stand equally on it's own. The charm of 11.22.63 is the fact that the story is given time develop, which is an interesting change in the adaptions of King's work. Now where i may not have read the source material of which the show is primarily based, I have in my life read a few of Kings works including The Shining and most recently Revival and from what i have noticed about the film adaptions is the fact that the story is condensed to appear in a maximum 3 hours frame, in which core chunks of the book are cut out and glued together to suit the book for the screen. However with 11.22.63, the Story, The Characters, The settings, the events have time to breath and consistently develop making it all the more satisfying for the show to unfold… Full Review »
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