- Network: National Geographic
- Series Premiere Date: Apr 25, 2017
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The series repeatedly bounces around, but coherently so. And in the early going at least, Flynn’s performance is the more interesting and affecting while also consuming considerably more screen time.
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For nongeniuses, this joyful-to-watch series will answer every question you never had about space and time relativity.
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Judging from the first two episodes, this is a skillfully acted, richly detailed historical show that would not be out of place on PBS or a high-end pay-cable outlet.
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Aptly named, Genius is kinetic.
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Worth watching? Oh yeah, particularly for the genius of Rush and Flynn. Despite the inconsistent nature of the dialogue, the series obviously has much to recommend it. It's superior, if not superlative.
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Rush and Flynn sound and even move similarly enough to link their performances as different stages in the life of one man. Their complementary performances buoy the first hour of the series, which otherwise adheres a little too closely to the curriculum.
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The show is most compelling when it tackles its "present," the period during Hitler's rise to power, as the politically rebellious scientist (Geoffrey Rush) grapples with rising anti-Semitism and its effect on his future. [28 Apr/5 May 2017, p.100]
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It feels like the producers didn’t trust that we would pay attention to Genius without some blood and nudity thrown in. But we would, actually, thanks to the stellar performances from Rush and Flynn. Both actors combine to bring a legendary genius vividly to life in a way that we’ve never seen on screen before.
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Genius is, overall, handsome and reasonably compelling, but it doesn’t necessarily grab the viewer in a way that makes one anxious to immediately see episode three.
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Genius doesn't stray far from the conventional, but the Marić-centric second episode hints at long-form storytelling can do for the genre. That, plus the leads, is more than enough to earn Genius not a full-on rave, but a relatively strong review.
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Genius is most compelling as the origins of a man who would achieve greatness, rather than an attempt to wedge that greatness into an otherwise-normal young adulthood.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 49 out of 69
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Mixed: 5 out of 69
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Negative: 15 out of 69
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