The Brink
HBO | Release Date: June 21, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
13
Negative:
7
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzJun 22, 2015
Season 1 Review: It’s been a while since I’ve seen so much acting, writing, and directing talent, and such top-notch production values, expended on behalf of a show that makes such a weak impression. Read full review
30
The OregonianKristi TurnquistJun 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: Unfortunately, The Brink feels like a would-be daring political comedy that's lacking in insight and light on laughs. Read full review
30
TimeJames PoniewozikJun 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: The Brink is far more likely to trigger a hasty finger on your TV remote. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichJun 9, 2015
Season 1 Review: The Brink aims to poke fun at world diplomacy by insisting that almost everyone at the highest levels of power is a fool focused on their basest desires. In the right hands it could be as provocative as the Kubrick film it emulates. But as it stands it would barely pass muster as a back-half sketch on SNL. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineChris CabinJun 22, 2015
Season 1 Review: The Brink has no backbone, which happens to be the one thing that satire requires. Read full review
25
NewsdayVerne GayJun 19, 2015
Season 1 Review: The Brink is a grim would-be comedy grindhouse full of half-baked one-liners propping up an overbaked plot. Read full review
10
SalonSonia SaraiyaJun 22, 2015
Season 1 Review: It’s screechingly awful. Read full review
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