Freakshow
AMC | Release Date: February 14, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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RedEyeCurt WagnerFeb 14, 2013
Season 1 Review: [Todd Ray's] passion for the peculiar is praiseworthy, and erases any misgivings that the venture is exploitation at its most blatant. Still it's not that easy to watch a guy called Morgue stick a hook in his nose until it comes out his mouth. Read full review
50
New York PostLinda StasiFeb 13, 2013
Season 1 Review: Problem with Freak Show is once you meet the performers, and they have the obligatory let’s-get-acquainted party (what is this, “The Real Housewolves of Venice Beach?”), you’re already over the shock. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerFeb 13, 2013
Season 1 Review: Freakshow is kind of drab compared with “Immortalized,” especially for anyone who has ever lived within driving distance of Coney Island. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterAllison KeeneFeb 14, 2013
Season 1 Review: Freakshow is the real disappointment. It has managed to do something truly extraordinary: making the strange and amazing simply boring. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryFeb 13, 2013
Season 1 Review: Ray and his brood--either extended or related by blood--simply aren't interesting enough to merit more than a one-off. Read full review
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