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Positive:
8
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews
Sep 10, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Coastal Elites wears its heart on its political sleeve, and the disdain for President Trump and all that he represents in this HBO special is searing and palpable. Yet while the five monologues presented don't seek to convert anyone, they do encapsulate the rage and confusion Trump's election unleashed within the zip codes that conservatives dismiss, while elevating shot-during-quarantine TV to new heights.
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Sep 10, 2020
Season 1 Review:
There is artistry to savor in “Coastal Elites,” as the actors surf on Rudnick’s script, which spends just enough time with each of them and which contains a number of clever punchlines. ... Each of the actors holds attention expertly, ranging through emotions seamlessly, with Roach making only a few cuts within each monologue.
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Sep 8, 2020
Sep 4, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The special’s true value as a showcase for a handful of terrifically shaded performances gradually emerges through the occasional overwritten staginess. Still, the relentless march of five separate monologues all about the maddeningly implacable evils each character faces in this America of COVID and Trump is, as stated, a lot to take in in one sitting.
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TV Guide MagazineAug 28, 2020
Season 1 Review:
With a stellar cast of four current Emmy nominees and a past winner, in performances shot in quarantine, these hysterical if uneven showcases have the impact of soul-bearing catharsis. [31 Aug - 13 Sep 2020, p.7]
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