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Positive:
18
Mixed:
5
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Critic Reviews
Sep 23, 2021
Season 1 Review:
As an allegory, Midnight Mass doesn't have anything particularly groundbreaking to say about religion as an opiate of the masses. That's okay; the power here lies in the profoundly human struggles faced by the faithful and the doubting Thomases in Father Paul's flock.
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ColliderSep 20, 2021
Season 1 Review:
I'm telling you it's occasionally a laborious, frustrating undertaking (except when it's not), and, it absolutely must be mentioned, you're about to experience some truly ill-advised old age makeup (it serves a purpose, but big yeesh). But I'm also telling you to dive in anyway, because what you'll find on the other side is worth it.
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Sep 20, 2021
Season 1 Review:
If you give Flanagan’s new miniseries the time and respect it deserves, you’ll be treated to a soulful and gorgeously acted novel about what faith, religious or otherwise, means that concludes with a truly spectacular finale. Seen in its entirety, Midnight Mass is haunting, one of those shows that threatens to lurk in the corners of your mind and question your long-held beliefs long after you finish the last episode. But if three hours of buildup seems like too much, you may be better off rewatching The Haunting of Hill House.
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Sep 23, 2021EmpireSep 20, 2021
Sep 20, 2021
Season 1 Review:
The dialogue is often stagey, and every character, whether they’re a priest or a teen, seems to have the same tendency toward speechifying. Yet after a slow first two episodes (pace being another common issue for not just Flanagan, but serialized horror in general), the show’s alchemy of spectacle, suspense and storytelling starts working. A binge becomes inevitable but also unexpectedly satisfying.
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Sep 22, 2021
Season 1 Review:
More than faith in the events of the show, Midnight Mass requires faith in Flanagan and the seriousness of purpose within his Stephen King pastiches. Even if the miniseries doesn’t stick its frightful landing, its ecclesiastical eeriness is a thing worth mulling over, be you rapturous or a doubting Thomas.
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Sep 20, 2021
Season 1 Review:
In terms of suspense, it’s certainly intoxicating to watch Father Paul give his homilies and to ponder their ultimate purpose, to what extent someone may or may not be pulling his strings, and if there’s more than just wine in the communion chalice. But after a while it comes to feel as if Midnight Mass is content to play footsies with us until its final act of revelation.
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The GuardianSep 24, 2021
Sep 24, 2021
Season 1 Review:
As is often the case with such fare, Midnight Mass begins as a creepy, provocative horror yarn and finally can't deliver on its promise. Created by "The Haunting of Hill House's" Mike Flanagan, the Netflix series deserves praise for its distinctive ambitions and jolting surprises but too often plays like a long-winded sermon, frittering around the edges of its homily.
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Sep 23, 2021
Season 1 Review:
While some of the show’s themes are talked to death, others wither away, undeveloped. In trying to cram so many ideas into Midnight Mass, Flanagan has left himself with a jumble of mixed metaphors and overwritten soliloquies with not enough terror to cancel them out.
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