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Critic Reviews
TV Guide MagazineMay 5, 2023
Season 1 Review:
First-rate. ... Powley renders Gies an endearingly flawed and emotional volatile heroine. [8 - 21 May 2023, p.6]
Apr 24, 2023
Season 1 Review:
The scenes with Schreiber and Powley are some of the series’ most memorable and touching. It’s a side of Schreiber you’ve likely never seen, and he’s magnificent as Otto. Over the course of the season, every wonderfully written character grows. Anne becomes less petulant, Jan more brave, and Otto less stoic. But without a doubt, Miep is a star-making role for Bel Powley.
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The PlaylistMay 1, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Co-creators Joan Rater and Tony Phelan (“Grey’s Anatomy”) find a deeply humanist angle to this well-known piece of history by telling the story of Frank and her family through those who aided them. While the tragic ending for most of the family is no surprise, this approach allows them the grace of humor and anger and happiness and sadness in equal measure.
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May 1, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Powley’s performance is particularly arresting. ... Rater and Phelan, and writers William Harper, Ben Esler and Alyssa Margarite, Jacobson sprinkle in glittering moments of defiance, humor and perseverance that help temper the very real feelings of rage and terror laced throughout the series. It’s a balancing act that isn’t often handled as eloquently as it is here.
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RogerEbert.comMay 1, 2023
Season 1 Review:
A glossy but moving tale of resistance and courage, and the risks everyday people take just to hold on to their humanity. ... But the clear highlight of an already-stellar cast (which also includes Noah Taylor and Andy Nyman as fellow Annex residents) is Schreiber, whose Otto is the pillar upon which the show truly rests.
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ColliderApr 24, 2023
May 25, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Taking a heroic approach to that time is always risky, but “A Small Light” does a fine job of it. Without ignoring the fate of the people in the annex, and without turning into a mushy inspirational tale, the series honors Miep’s and Jan’s courage and disgust of fascism.
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Apr 28, 2023
Season 1 Review:
A serious attempt is being made at a complicated mix of tones, the kind of thing an accomplished director working in a shorter time frame would be more likely to pull off; here, executed by committee, it’s done proficiently but without the kind of subtlety or imagination that would do full justice to the story. But there are moments in “A Small Light,” particularly in the first two episodes and again at the end, when it fulfills its promise, and can move you to sudden, unexpected tears.
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Radio TimesMay 1, 2023
Season 1 Review:
The look of the series is so typically period drama that the contemporary flourishes are likely to be more of a confusion and a distraction than a draw. However, it's still a emotionally weighty series with some impressive central performances, a truly incredibly real-life story to tell and an interesting, if not 100 per cent successful, approach to doing so.
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