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| HULU | Release Date: May 31, 2022 |
Summary:
The limited series from Danny Boyle about the beginnings of The Sex Pistols is based on the memoir of its guitarist, Steve Jones (Toby Wallace).
Genre(s):
Drama, Music
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Mixed:
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Collider
May 31, 2022
May 27, 2022
May 31, 2022
Season 1 Review:
It was so engaging, at times, that my own critical brain was left behind in the excitement. If the visceral thrill wears off a little too quickly, and leaves you pondering the question of “what’s missing here?”, that doesn’t quite take away the initial achievement, the performances, and the sense that on some level, this show does justice to the bizarre, thrilling ascent of a band whose influence outstripped its talent by country miles.
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The Independent
May 31, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The show’s portrayal of punk rock itself – filtered through the lens of Malcolm’s machinations and even, at times, the vanity of the kids in the band – feels more like an image than a spirit, an escape rather than a way of life. Pistol, unlike the music that inspired it, never grabs you by the throat.
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May 31, 2022
May 27, 2022
Season 1 Review:
"Pistol's" most watchable episode is the last, covering the band's first and (effectively) only U.S. tour which crashed and burned after the 1978 concert at San Francisco's Winterland. But what comes before is the humdrum — a whole listless swath that spreads over scenes, characters, and episodes. Hardly anyone catches fire, including Johnny Rotten, although his spiked red hair does do a good impression of shooting flames.
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The Telegraph
May 11, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Constantly hard-cutting between judiciously chosen documentary news footage with snatches of Seventies pop-culture musical and film references and a punchily scripted melodrama presented with a luridly overloaded sense of production period detail, Boyle somehow achieves the opposite of authenticity, winding up with something comically ludicrous that keeps drawing attention to its own artifice.
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Jun 1, 2022
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Jun 8, 2022
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Aug 5, 2022
This is an absolutely masterpiece. I'm comfused by the people who gave low ratings, maybe they lack the knowledge and understanding about subcultures. Danny Boyle know this, and he did a great job on this mini series with admirable art style.
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Sep 7, 2022
The series is atmospheric and emotional. The characters are well developed, just like the spirit of the time. Thank you.
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Jul 18, 2022
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