Get To Work
Sundance Channel | Sundance TV | Release Date: August 13, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithAug 24, 2012
Season 1 Review: It is neither a cheap thrill or too painful to watch these lost souls being drilled in first impressions. Read full review
80
Washington PostHank StueverAug 16, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's all so real it verges on the mundane, but the show is also strong and necessary medicine for these times. Read full review
80
TimeJames PoniewozikAug 15, 2012
Season 1 Review: While it's a rough, sometimes grim, process, it feels that much more well-earned when, at the end of the first episode, one student, Bobby–who struggled to speak for himself in mock interviews–visits a future class to report that he's held a carpentry job for a month. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraAug 15, 2012
Season 1 Review: Beyond the emotional pull of the individual stories, Get to Work breaks down a certain us/them barrier, showing with painful clarity the holes left by the absence of family structure and education. Read full review
80
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerAug 15, 2012
Season 1 Review: Though these people may not resemble any job seekers you know, the portraits feel about as honest as reality TV gets. Read full review
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