The Luminaries

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
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  1. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Feb 16, 2021
    40
    In trying to make this sprawling narrative TV-friendly, a narrative momentum has been lost, with too many characters and too many timelines and situations going on at the same time. The three leads, Patel, Hewson and Green, all do good jobs with their roles, but the show just feels like it’s going to wander in the wilderness like the delirious Anna before it figures out where to go.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ann Donahue
    Feb 16, 2021
    42
    Like the entire plot of “The Luminaries,” everything in this opening scene is overstuffed and hard to discern.
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  3. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Feb 16, 2021
    50
    Catton's book is far more adventurous, and it's strange to think that she and her co-writer and series director Claire McCarthy diluted the novel's ambition so completely. The plot's lack of confidence notwithstanding, for some people Green's presence may provide enough reason to drift along from one beautiful sight to the next, unconcerned as to where it's all leading.
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