Coastal Elites
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 12, 2020
User Score
2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 7 out of 10

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  1. NavyBean
    Sep 12, 2020
    0
    unfunny, pat yourself on the back, echo chamber bs. Like the guy making Orange Julius jokes about the mall. Been done better. Been done funnier. The louder you shout, the less I listen. Nothing new. Not worth the time. Twitter is more fun.
  2. TVJerry
    Sep 14, 2020
    6
    This is one of the first major shows shot social distanced. Each actor is in a solo environment, as they perform a monologue about how the Trump Administration has affected their lives. It starts with Bette Midler, who’s in classic comic form, which is amplified by writer Paul Rudnick, who’s at his best satirical style. The rest lack the humor, but embrace emotional responses. Dan LevyThis is one of the first major shows shot social distanced. Each actor is in a solo environment, as they perform a monologue about how the Trump Administration has affected their lives. It starts with Bette Midler, who’s in classic comic form, which is amplified by writer Paul Rudnick, who’s at his best satirical style. The rest lack the humor, but embrace emotional responses. Dan Levy deals with being an out gay actor, Issa Rae encounters her prep school classmate, Sarah Paulson copes with her MAGA family and Kaitlyn Dever plays a nurse coping with COVID. It helps that accomplished director Jay Roach has created simple sestups to allow the actors to shine. Overall, this is a self-important screed decrying our current situation with well-worn political points. It’s a sincere effort at embodying liberal responses to our current social situation for an audience of the already-converted.… Expand

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jan 14, 2021
    50
    Rudnick's efforts to evolve "Coastal Elites" from a live stage production a montage of quarantine solo performances for HBO are apparent even so, and the actors' handle that pivot as expertly as one can. But in making this necessary transition the casualty is the sense of commiseration a "Coastal Elites" audience might have gotten from being in the company of likeminded souls indulging in an evening of theater.
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  2. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Hannah Giorgis
    Sep 29, 2020
    40
    Coastal Elites’ flaws begin with its uninspired screenplay and blandly written ensemble. ... Even with the A-listers populating its cast, Coastal Elite’s monologues are profoundly boring.
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  3. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Sep 14, 2020
    80
    “Coastal Elites” is a powerful 90 minutes with five actors who know how to make each moment count. You may not agree with the political points some espouse, but you will respect the heart that’s behind them.
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