City So Real

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Season 1
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4.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 5 out of 9
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  1. brockcheese
    Nov 2, 2020
    9
    This show exemplifies the problems of Chicago in a very interesting way that shows every neighborhood and how they connect to one another. Watching the bid for mayor is genuinely exciting television.

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#1 Best TV Season of 2020
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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Dec 14, 2020
    100
    While the scope of “City So Real” is impressively wide, it’s the small moments like Sáles-Griffin doing his best to vote that make it truly special.
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  2. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Nov 6, 2020
    60
    "City So Real" seeks to present "the soul of a quintessentially American city," getting beyond the gun-violence headlines and political caricaturing of the town to celebrate its people and personality. Yet while it's easy to admire that ambition, that goal would have arguably been better served by a more concise presentation and tighter lens on the mayoral contest and protests.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Nov 2, 2020
    90
    A beautiful tapestry of a series, an operatic cornucopia that makes something wonderful of our best and less best American selves.
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