Kevin Can F**k Himself

AMC | AMC+ | AMC PLUS HDTV | Release Date: June 13, 2021

6.4	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Ratings

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urbanmagicJun 19, 2021

As inane and sexist a series as can possibly be imagined. It’s patronizing elitist view of working class people is despicable! That anyone would produce or in any way encourage this sludge is a comment on how low our culture has sunk.

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jamessJul 13, 2021

Those praising the "original" concept of Kevin Can F Himself forget that Oliver Stone did the idea years ago in Natural Born Killers, but with a darker context. That being said, the idea of portraying a dying marriage as a cheesy 90's eraThose praising the "original" concept of Kevin Can F Himself forget that Oliver Stone did the idea years ago in Natural Born Killers, but with a darker context. That being said, the idea of portraying a dying marriage as a cheesy 90's era sitcom is clever, to a degree. Annie Murphy does well as the put upon wife of Kevin, the boorish dolt of the title. During the brightly lit "sitcom" scenes, she serves as a foil to the cartoonish (and, yes, sexist and demeaning) behavior of her husband. She'll smile at his dumb jokes, comment on his stupidity, but eventually play the dutiful wife, as decades of TV wives have done in the past. In the dimly lit "real" world, she is fed up and at her limit. To the point of wanting him dead. Okay. Understandable. The only problem I have is that the Kevin scenes (any time Kevin is on screen, it's sitcom world) are so cartoonish. He and his idiot neighbor pal are literally Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble, with hair brained money making schemes and me-against-everyone mentality. Kevin is a boorish buffoon who treats his wife like property, not because he's evil, but because he's STUPID. He's one dimension of a one dimensional character. So the stakes seem lopsided. Divorce not an option? The slightly positive rating is solely due to Annie Murphy and where her character goes from here.… Expand

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CatatronicJul 4, 2021

Satisfying like an ice bath to sore muscles, it’d a detox from the modern era’s deification of the Man/Child

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XmeromotuJul 20, 2021

To appreciate this show, one must understand irony. As demonstrated by Alanis Morissette in 1996, most people are completely unfamiliar with the concept. The ingenious twist of the show is that the dramatic irony is turned up a notch becauseTo appreciate this show, one must understand irony. As demonstrated by Alanis Morissette in 1996, most people are completely unfamiliar with the concept. The ingenious twist of the show is that the dramatic irony is turned up a notch because the entire premise of the show is based on the complete lack of awareness by the characters of their own situation.

This is really two shows: a formulaic sitcom based on a stereotypical "Hollywood" version of a struggling middle-class couple, and a vicious documentary tearing apart the ridiculous assumptions behind that not-very-funny sitcom. But that is the actual humor of the show: it is funny because it is true, and that is the best kind of comedy, the kind I bet Aristotle wrote about in that lost volume. It is somewhat remarkable that feminists have not embraced the show, though as a guy, I do not claim to be one and I certainly would not want to tell them what to like.

The problem is that this show is much smarter than most viewers. The only people who do not love this show are the viewers who are just too stupid to appreciate its genius, and many people who would love this show are not big television watchers exactly because most television is too stupid to bear. Sadly, this scenario has played out before many times. See, e.g., Studio 60 or Sports Night (both by Aaron Sorkin), Pushing Daisies, Party Down, Deadwood, or, the mother of all botched cancellations, Firefly. If this show fails like these other great shows, it will have been a success simply by being made within a system that panders to the lowest common denominator.… Expand

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ginahadfield198Jul 25, 2021

Brilliant, so fresh love Annie playing a gritty side , the way they portrayed the idiot husband and falsness of their happy marriage by a sitcom is brilliant

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joeleahJun 29, 2021

The only reason this show has other "meh" reviews is cause it took a major risk. A MAJOR RISK. And it was willing to alienate its audience to get a point across. I commend that. I'd rather watch something risky. I almost stopped watching 3The only reason this show has other "meh" reviews is cause it took a major risk. A MAJOR RISK. And it was willing to alienate its audience to get a point across. I commend that. I'd rather watch something risky. I almost stopped watching 3 minutes in but, please, give it at least 5 before tapping out. There's juxtapostion here to get a point across. Some call it male bashing, it's not. All the characters have a mix of good and bad qualities. Nobody is pure saint or villain here. How this show frames narratives is brilliant. Some of the most vicious things said and done to people are tied up in a bow of a joke, that's real, and the people that make those jokes are generally clueless to it. The only reason I'm not giving it a higher review is cause of some of it's depictions of the working class. It's a bit out of touch that way but, hey, so was Shameless and most shows on television depicting anything working class. It would be an absolute shame for this show not to get more seasons but, as it often is with something that tries something different, I'm not gonna hold my breath.… Expand

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redburnJul 29, 2021

Very underrated here and elsewhere, in my opinion. Enjoyed the heck out of season 1. I feared the sitcom bits, cringey by design, would ultimately annoy or get in the way of the story, but everything's very well balanced, and the acting byVery underrated here and elsewhere, in my opinion. Enjoyed the heck out of season 1. I feared the sitcom bits, cringey by design, would ultimately annoy or get in the way of the story, but everything's very well balanced, and the acting by Murphy and Inboden is spot on. Hope AMC renews it.… Expand

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NattoSumiJan 24, 2023

Charming at first, until it devolves into a show about two women in a terrible friendship and a lesbian police detective. Got to Season 2 episode 2 before I turned it off. There is no excuse for this show to be 2 seasons long. The gimmick ofCharming at first, until it devolves into a show about two women in a terrible friendship and a lesbian police detective. Got to Season 2 episode 2 before I turned it off. There is no excuse for this show to be 2 seasons long. The gimmick of switching between shows could've worked for a single season of TV but it really overstays it's welcome after the season 1 finale. There's no real message to be gleamed from watching this. Some commenters have chalked this show up to being sexist, but with the story turning on our female leads as the perpetrators against an innocent bumbling sitcom man, it's clear that the story is not so one-sided. It just isn't entertaining after all is said and done.… Expand

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