Mildred Pierce

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 27, 2011
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 42
  3. Negative: 5 out of 42
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  1. beewranglerPat
    Mar 28, 2011
    4
    PLEASE, Mildred!!! you are just too wimpy. Mildred is too sappy and unbelievable. Her husband walks in and just hands her the car keys? sorry, I can;t buy that. What was the sex with Wally about? It has nothing to do with the story. It just dragged on and on. the looking for work episode, too long, too boring. The death sequence strung out for 15 minutes. This could have been paredPLEASE, Mildred!!! you are just too wimpy. Mildred is too sappy and unbelievable. Her husband walks in and just hands her the car keys? sorry, I can;t buy that. What was the sex with Wally about? It has nothing to do with the story. It just dragged on and on. the looking for work episode, too long, too boring. The death sequence strung out for 15 minutes. This could have been pared down to 1 hour, TOPS. It didn't start getting interesting until Monty showed up but I was disappointed that they jumped in bed right away. I would think Mildred had more class then that. Best thing about this was the period stuff, costumes, cars, houses. The second best thing was the previews. This is not good material for a mini series especially when you are competing with Joan Crawford, the ultimate survivor.… Expand

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#48 Best TV Season of 2011
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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28
  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Mar 29, 2011
    70
    I did love Mildred Pierce, mostly, for much of its nearly six hours.
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  2. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Mar 28, 2011
    100
    This is an epic portrait of a woman who's monumentally single-minded yet uncomprehending, and watching her rise and fall inspires a sick awe. [4 Apr 2011, p.50]
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    Mar 25, 2011
    30
    Over five-plus hours, the miniseries would have had time to explore every nuance. But there are so few that rise above artifice, and so little dramatic action driving the plot, that even an actor as talented as Ms. Winslet can hardly fill the dead spaces.
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