Inside Men
BBC | BBC America | BBC One | BBC1 | Release Date: February 2, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Wall Street JournalDorothy RabinowitzJun 22, 2012
Season 1 Review: A suspense story enriched by its psychological dimension and three quietly compelling performances. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJun 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: The performances are all first-rate, so much so that they help the audience overcome very minor skepticism when events in Tony Basgallop's script feel a bit too convenient to be entirely credible. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChris CabinJun 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's in the relationships that these men come home to that defines Inside Men as markedly more engaging and effective than a great deal of its ilk. Read full review
70
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanJun 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's got a smart pace, good performances and it's a relief not to have to commit to something long-term. Read full review
70
PopMattersRoss LangagerJun 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: A lean moral thriller, Inside Men considers the core impulses of such justification, and draws out severe implications with considerable skill. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian LowryJun 18, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's such a bravura, tightly wound performance--played with restrained intensity by the kind of star seldom featured on American TV--as to keep one glued to the show right up until its slightly anticlimactic, disappointing payoff. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleJun 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: The story ends with a final, not quite believable, flourish on John's part, but Mr. Mackintosh carries it off, riding comfortably above his middling material. Read full review
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