The Old Man

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Season 1
  • Network: FX , HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 16, 2022
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
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  1. justopinion
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    Another one I loved. Nice to see some of the "old dudes" getting meaningful roles. Can't find fault with anyone or anything. Acting, plot, editing, scenery-loved it all.
  2. OlivierPiel
    Jul 1, 2022
    5
    First two episodes are really great: Impeccable acting -well, John Lithgow and Jeff Bridges- and cinematography....and more importantly in this day and age of filler episodes, it is incredibly well edited, paced . The action scenes are even filmed with a astonishing and refreshing poignancy for the peons that are unceremoniously dispatched in other shows.
    The only negative would be the    First two episodes are really great: Impeccable acting -well, John Lithgow and Jeff Bridges- and cinematography....and more importantly in this day and age of filler episodes, it is incredibly well edited, paced . The action scenes are even filmed with a astonishing and refreshing poignancy for the peons that are unceremoniously dispatched in other shows.
    The only negative would be the quite clichéd female characters, the daughter Emily, who seems the self-centered, neurotic, ungrateful daughter that always hampers the hero and add obstacles to his route in spite of his love for her, the loyal assistant and the divorced MILF who needs a knight in shining armour.

    After 3rd episode, it becomes a mediocre run-of-the-mill, filler episodes series, a cheaper, slower and older version of Homeland. As so many similar series. Luring people to care for a show in the first two episodes and pulling the rug underneath their feet afterwards.
    Bait and switch.    … Expand
  3. metacritiqueur
    Jul 14, 2022
    8
    Good first season, intense first episode. The cast is perfect. A series that will appeal to fans of Homeland, Berlin Station and Tehran.
  4. Mauro_Lanari
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    (Mauro Lanari)
    "Where two are fighting, the third wins": too little the plot twist as epilogue to extricate oneself in about 7 hours of exhaustingly convoluted spy game with no emotional involvement. The already poor result is deteriorated by the extended family melò and a screenplay divided into two timelines, where the discovery of the truth about oneself would depend on the    (Mauro Lanari)
    "Where two are fighting, the third wins": too little the plot twist as epilogue to extricate oneself in about 7 hours of exhaustingly convoluted spy game with no emotional involvement. The already poor result is deteriorated by the extended family melò and a screenplay divided into two timelines, where the discovery of the truth about oneself would depend on the archaeological excavation in one's own and others' past.    … Expand
  5. Aradd
    Jul 28, 2022
    10
    Wonderful script, first-class actors, and an engrossing, thoughtful thriller Jeff Bridges is terrific, as are John Lithgow and Amy Brenneman. Beautifully produced and directed.
  6. geewah
    Sep 22, 2022
    8
    Despite a few flat spots this is a well-made and suspenseful thriller that benefits from it's quality cast and strong direction. Will be interesting to see were this is heads in it's second season.
  7. MetacriticOnur
    Sep 10, 2022
    6
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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Sep 28, 2022
    60
    Future episodes fill in the backstory, with actors playing the two leads as their younger selves. They also brighten things up a bit, because most of episode one seems to take place in the dark. It is based on a thriller by Thomas Perry and the flashbacks aren’t half as good as the present day stuff, mostly because Bridges elevates the material.
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  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: James White
    Sep 26, 2022
    80
    What might have just been a straightforward action show is elevated by canny pacing and a strong cast. Bridges is handed the chewiest material (and all the action), but Lithgow and Shawkat are right there with him.
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  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Adrian Horton
    Jun 16, 2022
    60
    The Old Man breaks no rules of the action genre other than a hero of an unlikely age, but plays by them dutifully enough that it’s occasionally gripping, frequently interesting, and never less than watchable.
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