- Network: SKY , The 101 , Sky Atlantic
- Series Premiere Date: May 22, 2012
Critic Reviews
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On paper this sounds somewhat ludicrous, but the series is surprising moving. [13 Jul 2012, p.68]
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Every performance here is good--the young actors are remarkable--and though the script sometimes goes just where you would expect it to, the characters seem authentically unpredictable.
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Hit & Miss, once you get past the successive bombshells of its opening minutes, is a painful yet endearing drama about trying to build a family in a landscape blighted by loneliness and rejection.
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A lot of viewers may say, "I can't watch this." It will reward those who do.
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What makes Hit & Miss one of the strongest UK dramas to hit US TV so far this year is its reframing of such high-concept premises within unsensational contexts.
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Hit & Miss, the fun is just beginning, and I can't wait to see where this twisted but strangely affecting story goes next.
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This plot sounds laughably bizarre, but Hit & Miss has a strikingly strong sense of pace and character.
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What has the potential to be absurd--a title pun in search of a series--plays, albeit slowly, as taut and absorbing.
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It's an incredibly poignant look at Mia and her new family, and Sevigny is outstanding.
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Hit & Miss doesn't take long to convince us that its characters and plot are not only possible, but credible and, dare I say, touching.
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Though I understand how effective the hit-man aspect of the story must have seemed on paper, both as a thematic device and a driver of plot, Mia's story was interesting enough with out the being saddled with such an ultra-violent profession.
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The first two hours of Hit and Miss come across as a finely observed, well-acted independent film, and I wasn't really sure whether there was a lot more story left to tell as Episode 2 came to a close, but I'm willing to let Mia prove me wrong.
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Count on Hit & Miss to find its targets.
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It remains to be seen whether the series will be capable of using the unquestionable talent of Ms. Sevigny and the rest of the cast to build a show that's compelling enough to convince viewers its worth tuning in on a weekly basis.
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Hit & Miss has so many ups and downs that it cannot dodge the critical judgment any hack might deliver by quoting its title.
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Hit & Miss is so slow and earnest and teachy--several scenes involve Mia's young son exploring his own sexual identity by donning a dress and headband--that much of the show seems to be performed on tiptoe, and a giggle seems like the appropriate response.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 33 out of 37
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Mixed: 1 out of 37
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Negative: 3 out of 37
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Jul 21, 2012
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Jul 12, 2012
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Aug 13, 2012