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Feels like a return. It’s not a triumphant one, but it has touches of the old Schumer, smart and transgressive and self-aware. They’re stretched out a little too thinly over the 10 half-hour episodes, and they don’t really compensate for the overall sentimentality and simplistic psychology. But for the true fan, they’ll be worth the relatively short binge.
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Overall, “Life & Beth” is a mixed bag but ultimately watchable first season.
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It’s neither as hilarious nor as moving as it seems like it could be, and the tonal shifts between “dram” and “edy” can be jarring. Nevertheless, it’s intriguing for the rawness that Schumer — who not only stars but created the series and wrote and directed most of its episodes inspired by her own experiences — brings to the table.
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What’s missing, here, is a unifying sensibility. The inconsistencies are glaring. Life & Beth’s tone lurches from realistic to absurd and back; relatively normal characters suddenly devolve into off-the-wall caricatures. ... The pieces just don’t add up to a satisfying whole.
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Personal but ponderous, it's a flawed trip down memory lane where children bear the lingering burden of their ill-equipped parents.
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Positive: 11 out of 17
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Negative: 6 out of 17
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Mar 28, 2022Very honest, witty and down to earth comedy. As usual, dismiss the incels hating on the brilliant Amy Schumer; the show is great.