Little Fires Everywhere

HULU | Release Date: March 18, 2020

6.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 40 Ratings

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ContrailApr 23, 2020

It might seem a bit superficial on surface but it's actually pretty intense. A must watch for this season.

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JLuis_001Feb 7, 2023

I finally decided to finish this miniseries that I started watching almost two years ago but lost my interest after a few episodes. Mainly because I found it to be an extremely rigid drama. Completely limited by the social parameters theI finally decided to finish this miniseries that I started watching almost two years ago but lost my interest after a few episodes. Mainly because I found it to be an extremely rigid drama. Completely limited by the social parameters the story was exploring. None of the characters have any substantial development because they're all prototypes of an exact way of being, because they're like pawns that can't afford to break out of that mold. Needless to say, the plot grants them little to do. Little Fires Everywhere builds a story over the course of 8 episodes that is basically a boiling pot, and the only thing you have to wait for is when it explodes. The path it takes is so conventional and unsurprising that neither Reese Witherspoon nor Kerry Washington can alter the predictability of its course.… Expand

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Sandyphilly23Jan 5, 2023

This show was a frustrating watch. Great performances for the most part but characters often behaved in a somewhat outlandish and dramatic manner to justify the story. I also found the ending ‘twist’ laughable and really undermined the series.

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macinsfoApr 6, 2020

This series was like a Lifetime TV attempt to mimic Big Little Lies. I can believe Reese Witherspoon was attached to it. Kerry Washington is not a good actor, limited range beyond Scandal and it showed in this performance. She made oddThis series was like a Lifetime TV attempt to mimic Big Little Lies. I can believe Reese Witherspoon was attached to it. Kerry Washington is not a good actor, limited range beyond Scandal and it showed in this performance. She made odd faces while trying to appear...something. Rosemarie Dewitt is great as usual and the supporting kids were strong too. Only watch this in the background while you are doing something else. Oh and the soundtrack was super cliche.… Expand

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tvcinefanaticApr 21, 2020

An author has a responsibility to her readers- to provide facts based on controversial topics and to write from a space that is not a cliche or a stereotype or hating on a group of people for having a better life. A TV show or a movie has aAn author has a responsibility to her readers- to provide facts based on controversial topics and to write from a space that is not a cliche or a stereotype or hating on a group of people for having a better life. A TV show or a movie has a bigger right - to make sure that if they decide to adapt a book that discusses serious topics such as family, motherhood, race and wants to be taken seriously - is delivering justice to such topics.
Celeste Ng was a one book wonder for me. She did a complete injustice to her audience with 'Little Fires Everywhere' and Hulu did all those that didn't read the book a bigger injustice by shoving this drivel down our throats.
The book/tv show is about 'Mia Warren' an African American who didn't;t have the luxuries that Elena Richardson did growing up White and rich. She thinks that this gives her a right to demean others and think she is superior to everyone and has special rights such as abduction and encouraging other less fortunate to to think they too can 'do whatever they want' just because they don't have money. This book was stereotypical beyond belief. The author knows nothing about race and how an African American really lives or sees the world. Just because she is an immigrant does not give her the perspective she needs to write books of this nature and then sell it as facts and not drivel. She failed her readers spectacularly and Hulu failed their audience.… Expand

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TVJerryMay 13, 2020

This Hulu series is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller and the extended format (8 one-hour episodes) takes the time to allow the full breadth of storytelling. Reese Witherspoon departs only slightly from her neurotic, controlling mom inThis Hulu series is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller and the extended format (8 one-hour episodes) takes the time to allow the full breadth of storytelling. Reese Witherspoon departs only slightly from her neurotic, controlling mom in HBO's Big Little Lies. She has the almost "perfect" family, but there are the inevitable cracks. Meanwhile, a mysterious artist moves to town with her daughter and all their belongings in a beat-up Chevette. Many issues arise when the families interact with an especially persuasive examination of racism and class in its subtle forms. There are lots of dramatic encounters and scandalous revelations that sometimes make it feel like an upscale soap opera. Washington is a standout, but the most effective aspect of this series is the potent performances by every member of the cast, including the teens. This show is sometimes slightly sensational with juicy surprises, but overall, it's somewhat provocative, well-crafted and highly entertaining… Expand