Joe vs Carole
Peacock | Release Date: March 3, 2022
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
PrimetimerAaron BarnhartMar 3, 2022
Season 1 Review: McKinnon embodies a down-to-earth but quirky version of Baskin, totally selling the idea that a woman this committed to saving tigers could find herself involved in a bizarre death match with the likes of Joe Exotic. Mitchell is equally convincing. Read full review
80
The TelegraphEd PowerMar 2, 2022
Season 1 Review: McKinnon and her co-producers must be credited for conveying the tale in as serious-minded a fashion as possible. In so doing they have achieved something the original Netflix documentary had little interest in attempting. Pushing past hillbilly cliches, they’ve succeeded in portraying Exotic and Baskin as living, breathing human beings. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleChris VognarMar 2, 2022
Season 1 Review: John Cameron Mitchell and Kate McKinnon own “Joe vs. Carole” from the start. They turn middling and well-worn material into a deeply engaging human (and feline) drama. Read full review
67
ColliderAlyse WaxMar 2, 2022
Season 1 Review: If Tiger King was your version of the tale, Joe vs. Carole feels more like your parents' version of the story, sanitized and surface-level. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 2, 2022
Season 1 Review: “Joe v Carole” is a victim of its own timing. Even in the hands of this skilled group of actors and behind-the-scenes personnel, it just feels … unnecessary. Read full review
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