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Critic Reviews
The IndependentApr 5, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Director Richard Layton, writer Cash Carraway, and the rest of the team, deserve great credit and, in time, some awards, for this evocative but bleak sketch of life at the arse-end of Rishi Sunak’s Britain, a country grown too used to the gross indecency of poverty. It’s a fine memento of our troubled times.
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Mar 9, 2023
Season 1 Review:
“Rain Dogs” is for more daring viewers and not for those seeking a balm. The half-hour show is rewarding, rich in its characterizations and commanding in its self-awareness, but the journey can be harsh, especially as your hopes for the characters are so often dashed. ... Another compelling thing about “Rain Dogs”: Cooper, whose performance is remarkable, by turns tender, brash, and amusing. ... Extraordinary show.
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Mar 6, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Indelibly specific, and willing to alienate the many viewers who will probably find its crudeness off-putting, Rain Dogs, in much the same way as Waits’ best songs, tempers its menacing tone with unexpected hints of warmth. And like any great album, the show’s eight short, thrilling episodes demand to be played on repeat.
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The Observer (UK)Sep 10, 2024
Season 1 Review:
As brilliant and merciless as Rain Dogs is at skewering poverty voyeurism (“I will not be your liberal victim of the week”), the same point is endlessly replayed until it loses its bite. Still, what a bold, wild-hearted ride, and what a fiercely original performer Cooper is shaping up to be.
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The TelegraphApr 4, 2023
Season 1 Review:
The unstinting flow of gags about sex, drugs and funeral parlours is not for all markets: it all depends on where you set your tolerance threshold. But Rain Dogs feels at its bravest and angriest when at its funniest. Whenever it tries to wipe the smile off its own face, it slightly camouflages itself as any other drama.
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The Daily BeastMar 6, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Rain Dogs certainly won’t be for everyone—least of all those who don’t enjoy caustic, dark English humor—but that’s why it’s so surprising. Here’s one of the first series of the year that doesn’t try to operate on a scale of mass appeal. Instead, it’s focused on itself, making sure that its characters find a way forward for a satisfying tale of what real tenacity looks like.
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Radio TimesApr 4, 2023
Season 1 Review:
It's fair to say that this series is utterly original in its structure and where it takes its characters, and in making such sharp diversions keeps things interesting, but also sometimes gives a sense of whiplash, particularly as you start to enjoy any of the given set-ups.
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