On Freddie Roach
HBO | Release Date: January 20, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyKen TuckerJan 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: This peter Berg-produced show is filmed in a low-key style that makes Roach's life seem all the more dramatic. [27 Jan 2012, p.68]
90
PopMattersCynthia FuchsJan 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: On Freddie Roach [is] Peter Berg's extraordinary six-part HBO series. Read full review
88
New York PostLinda StasiJan 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's a no-holds-barred (pun intended) look at the trying life and good times of Freddie. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJan 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: [Berg gives] us a richly detailed look behind the scenes of the boxing world, and, in the process, showing us a battle-scarred warrior determined to live to fight another day. Read full review
70
The New York TimesMike HaleJan 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's fascinating, frightening and more than a little exploitative, just like boxing itself. Read full review
60
VarietyBrian LowryJan 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's a show for a very narrow slice of the channel's subscribers. Read full review
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