Pam & Tommy

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 2, 2022
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 43
  3. Negative: 1 out of 43
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  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Jan 31, 2022
    38
    James is good in this; otherwise dumb … and dumber.

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User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24
  1. enut_butter
    Feb 2, 2022
    0
    Really low effort. Lily does a good job as Pam, but everyone else comes across as phoning it in. Seth Rogen is unbearable. His shtick is soReally low effort. Lily does a good job as Pam, but everyone else comes across as phoning it in. Seth Rogen is unbearable. His shtick is so tired and unwelcome at this point and his acting seems to get worse with time.… Full Review »
  2. Clayfox
    Feb 4, 2022
    0
    Slick, hollow. I’ve always liked Rogen but this reminds me that when he tries to stretch outside his comfort zone, he’s a bad actor - andSlick, hollow. I’ve always liked Rogen but this reminds me that when he tries to stretch outside his comfort zone, he’s a bad actor - and there’s a LOT of Rogen.… Full Review »
  3. SamGuzman
    Jun 16, 2022
    9
    What if the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee tape had never leaked? What would have happened with the careers of both, or with theirWhat if the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee tape had never leaked? What would have happened with the careers of both, or with their relationship? Maybe Pam had become a movie superstar, or maybe Baywatch had outshone the rest of her work. Perhaps their marriage didn't have much of a future, or perhaps they had become an unlikely stable couple.

    The problem is that they will never know, because their life ceased to belong to them and became part of popular culture.

    This is one of the thoughts that Pam & Tommy left me. The series is an excellent opportunity to demystify these two characters and put yourself in their shoes, find characteristics that you can identify with, be happy for them and then feel devastated for them.

    That’s why the work of characterization and the interpretation of Lily James and Sebastian Stan is so extraordinary. The two main actors deserve a separate mention because their research work is perfectly projected in each of the episodes; they don’t do an imitation, but rather captured the essence of their characters and blended in with them.

    It is important to clarify and acknowledge the respect with which directors, writers and actors treated Pamela Anderson. It was risky to involve comedy in a story like hers, but the series manages to do so without ever making fun of her. The comedy can be in certain situations, it can be in the pathetic character of Rand Gauthier or the extravagance of Tommy, but never in Pamela. And that is appreciated.

    After watching the show, I find it a bit disappointing to see the media put so much emphasis and attention on just one scene (the talking penis, which you can surely recognize even if you haven't seen the show yet), when the show has so many moments that are much more transcendent and better achieved in terms of rhythm, setting, music and character development. It's not that it's a bad scene, in fact it perfectly represents Tommy's personality; however, I think there are better moments.

    Also invaluable is the series' smooth transition from light comedy and romance to full-blown nightmare. As you get to the last chapters you realize that, as much as you would like to change things, there will be no happy ending here. A hopeful ending is what they give us, and it was the most we could hope for.    … Full Review »
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