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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings
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Positive: 4 out of 20
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Mixed: 2 out of 20
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Negative: 14 out of 20
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Mar 20, 2022Refreshing spin on the show. Extremely well made, and the changes in certain characters feels very accurate to a 2022 kind of world.
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Feb 16, 2022I wanted to hate this so much. But having watched it I see why they felt the need to make it.
The part I'm not keen on is Carlton being the villain. One of the coolest things about the original show was how unbothered Carlton was by Will. For all his goofiness, he knew who he was This new insecure Carlton ruins the show.
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About as fresh as the fourth season of a teen melodrama on The CW, albeit with rougher language. ... Still, it's early days, and whenever Banks pours on Will's charm, one can hope Bel-Air will rediscover some of the original series' sense of fun. [14 - 27 Feb 2022, p.7]
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“Bel-Air” is correctly circling around the ugliness in Black politics, but it’s too fearful of being misunderstood, or misrepresented, by its viewers. ... The show understands drama as ominous scores, leaden dialogue, and unnecessary cliffhangers.
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The best thing about it is Jabari Banks, who brings his own charisma to the Will Smith role. He is required to turn in a "deeper" performance. Also good are the action scenes the basketball games and gang scenes but whether that will be enough for former fans to watch a whole, morally earnest series spinning off a 30-yearold sitcom we'll see.