Rebellion
RTÉ One | Sundance Channel | Release Date: January 3, 2016
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonApr 22, 2016
Season 1 Review: If this sounds merely soapy, know that by the third hour, the English are executing rebels via firing squad, shops are being looted, innocent urchins are shot down and battle lines have been drawn between lovers and families. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonApr 21, 2016
Season 1 Review: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the bloody event over three nights, this five-part series is a bit like the uprising itself: Under-strategized, perilously emotional, more than a little short-handed. Passion, however, is abundant. So is spectacular acting. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubVikram MurthiApr 22, 2016
Season 1 Review: Rebellion tries to do too much at once, but much like the Easter Rising itself, it’s the trying that deserves plenty of attention. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMike HaleApr 22, 2016
Season 1 Review: In the three-night mini-series Rebellion, serious historical drama goes up against tedious soap opera, and the battle ends in more or less of a stalemate. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernApr 18, 2016
Season 1 Review: This unfocused three-night miniseries puts a dull Downton luster on gritty events. [22/29 Apr 2016, p.104]
40
VarietyMaureen RyanApr 22, 2016
Season 1 Review: Rebellion clearly aims to create a wide array of viewpoints on this tense period in Irish history, but manages to sabotage itself regularly with questionable pacing and an ungainly bunch of under-developed characters. Read full review
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