Our Boys

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 12, 2019
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 4 out of 25
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  1. MarcDoyle
    Aug 12, 2019
    9
    I've only seen the first couple of episodes so far, but it's riveting. It's a different feel than Fauda (Netflix), but the acting is similarly superb. HBO has been on a roll lately, it feels.
  2. lagron
    Aug 14, 2019
    10
    incredibly emotional, intense and all around a great watch. Highly recommended!
  3. Klebart
    Nov 1, 2019
    9
    Very well done. Not everyone is a good guy or a bad guy or what you expect. Still wondering a bit why all the bad guys are doing this, but it does explain why their leader did. Very much looking forward to season two. Two thumbs up.
  4. OlivierPiel
    Nov 14, 2019
    7
    Good that I stuck with it after Ep1 . The series get really going in Ep 2., when it focuses on the Arab family. The acting is excellent, the pacing engrossing, and the writing very "realistic". The only downer is still the camera work, as I described in Ep 1 see below. In the second half of the series, and the focus on the perps, the show also sags along with the idiocy of Avishai, theGood that I stuck with it after Ep1 . The series get really going in Ep 2., when it focuses on the Arab family. The acting is excellent, the pacing engrossing, and the writing very "realistic". The only downer is still the camera work, as I described in Ep 1 see below. In the second half of the series, and the focus on the perps, the show also sags along with the idiocy of Avishai, the arrogance of his cousin and the coward uncle. I felt that it failed to connect with the viewer and trivialised the murder. Cinematographically weak there again.

    First take:
    Ep 1 didn't do it for me. Plot-wise, it is certainly interesting and refreshing (had to research Jewish religion and Jerusalem geography quite a bit) and reminded me of the film Babel where destinies of strangers collide, but the cinematographic quality is quite poor imho. The photography is very bland and jerky, sort of an episode of 24, that is so old-fashioned by today's TV standards. The Arab characters and their motivations felt also quite clichéd, or at least far less nuanced than the Jewish ones.
    Let's see if it gets better    … Expand
  5. aantik4444
    Sep 29, 2019
    10
    Intelligent writing, superb acting and beautiful cinematography (unlike the reviewer below I found the shaky camera to fit the purpose in the scenes it was used). Best thing I've seen in years.
  6. eram310
    Jan 19, 2020
    10
    By far, the best TV show of 2019. Very intense and I learned so much. Equivalent to the quality of the "The Night Of" . Superb acting and very real.

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#24 Best TV Season of 2019
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#94 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Sep 16, 2019
    90
    A challenging work of art about the intractable problem of identity—the struggle of any individual to maintain core values, when the world demands nothing but solidarity based on shared victimhood. The show is unusually fearless about letting moral discomfort linger, and manages to be stirring without ever offering false hope, a rarity for even the best-made dramas.
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  2. Primetimer
    Reviewed by: Aaron Barnhart
    Sep 4, 2019
    100
    Despite the pacing, or maybe because of it, Our Boys is actually pretty engrossing. And it’s timely. ... By slowing the pace of its narrative, Our Boys buys itself enough time to see these nuances in its main characters, a luxury you don’t get on a typical episode of SVU. ... More than a crime show, this is a parable about the endlessly repeatable cycle of outrage and violence that has humans around the world in its grip right now.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Aug 19, 2019
    83
    There’s an immense level of compassion here, which should ultimately prove rewarding for anyone who digs in.
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