The Kennedys
Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 24
  3. Negative: 5 out of 24
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Critic Reviews

  1. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Mar 29, 2011
    38
    The hot-potato miniseries dares to be unflattering. [11 Apr 2011, p.45]
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  2. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Apr 1, 2011
    30
    The Kennedys is also--in case anyone cares--pretty bad TV: melodramatic, rote and grim.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Mar 31, 2011
    30
    There's nothing dishy, or infuriating, or entertaining about the miniseries. It's enervating and unnecessary.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Mar 30, 2011
    30
    All told, the whole thing plays like a bad telenovela filtered through a "History for Dummies" text.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Mar 30, 2011
    20
    Kennedys is a hamfisted mess, both slothful in its pacing and leaden in whatever underlying message was meant to be given. It's not the Kennedy family or legacy that suffers here, but the people involved in the project.

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User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20
  1. heyitsmegrif4
    Jun 13, 2012
    5
    An extremely well acted mini-series from the whole cast, and technically brilliant. Yet, the whole thing isn't anything we haven't seen beforeAn extremely well acted mini-series from the whole cast, and technically brilliant. Yet, the whole thing isn't anything we haven't seen before about the controversial family.… Full Review »
  2. gzayas91
    Jul 24, 2018
    0
    Very solid as a romantasize miniseries of the most family in the history of America. I watch lots of times and I'll keep watching them again.
  3. chocolatekiss
    Oct 6, 2017
    0
    Katie Homes cannot act. Greg Kinnear is more interested in playing Kennedy rather than telling his story. It isn't like we don't knowKatie Homes cannot act. Greg Kinnear is more interested in playing Kennedy rather than telling his story. It isn't like we don't know everything there is to know from history, books, gossip, documentaries and past TV movies that we really needed another one. I think Katie likes wearing the pink suit.… Full Review »
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