The Long Road Home

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Season 1
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Inkoo Kang
    Nov 7, 2017
    60
    For the most part, The Long Road Home would rather stick to stock scenes and manipulative sympathy-seeking that add up to "support the troops" messaging than tell messily human stories. Thus the miniseries is the latest pop-culture military production to fail to understand that you can powerfully do both.
  2. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Nov 2, 2017
    55
    Eight hours, frankly, stretches the story in a way that creates uneven patches. Although it allows more time to develop characters and their histories -- including flashbacks before their deployment, and jumping ahead beyond it -- those arcs perhaps cast too wide a net, diluting the powerful moments by creating more space to drift into melodrama.

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#36 Best TV Season of 2017
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#75 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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User Score
4.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 15 out of 30
  1. night4
    Nov 9, 2017
    4
    Very pretentious and weirdly religious. The only actors that are great and I *want* to see (like Noel Fisher) barely have any screen time atVery pretentious and weirdly religious. The only actors that are great and I *want* to see (like Noel Fisher) barely have any screen time at all.

    More action would have helped. There isn't very much and it feels very "small", as if they had a terribly limited budget.    … Full Review »
  2. ronaldohero
    Nov 11, 2017
    10
    Amazing Movie which deserves alot of attention. well made and great casting. One of the best war miniseries ever. I recomend you watch it asAmazing Movie which deserves alot of attention. well made and great casting. One of the best war miniseries ever. I recomend you watch it as soon as possible!… Full Review »
  3. BioTofu
    Apr 22, 2022
    3
    Overusing off focus shots and some of these scenes are way too long with nothing for the eyes to really focus on. Also a problem withOverusing off focus shots and some of these scenes are way too long with nothing for the eyes to really focus on. Also a problem with unnecessary bobbing of the camera, very noticeable.… Full Review »
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