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Critic Reviews
Mar 17, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Aside from giving these secondary characters more substantive scenery to chew on, our wish list also includes better dialogue for the leads, especially Spector, who spends far too much time reciting thematic exposition. When he does get to speak like a living breathing marginalized minority he’s downright gripping, but show runners Simon and Ed Burns should have more faith that viewers can read between the lines, and ditch the exposition. ... But if this miniseries falls short of those lofty goals, it’ll still be sturdily watchable, thanks to its pristine production value and impassioned acting.
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ColliderMar 16, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Spector is the show’s absolute standout, but the supporting cast is no less incredible. ... At only six episodes, the limited series is like a bullet train of storytelling, and never feels like it’s spinning its wheels. ... But the series finale also presents the biggest stumbling block. The show’s ultimate resolution to America’s spreading unrest and violence (and, let’s face it, Naziism) is ludicrous to the point of being unforgivable.
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Mar 12, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Herman is a thankless role. Bess, on the other hand, who is equal parts maternal caution and nervous calculation, is given a deeply moving portrayal by the wonderful Ms. Kazan, and is really the heart of the story. ... “The Plot Against America,” which grows increasingly nervous-making as it closes in on an ending far more topical and obvious than the one Roth provided, is overly deliberate in its period detail and almost distracting in its evocation of time and place (mostly Newark, N.J.). This is because the world it presents doesn’t look lived in and characters living in it often sound less like people out of the ’40s than people out of ’40s movies.
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Mar 13, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Early episodes, written by Simon and Burns, struggle to find the sliver of space that exists between topical significance and emotional consequence. Characters tend to expound rather than converse, having arguments with one another that sound more like op-eds than the range of personal experience. ... By the fourth episode, “The Plot Against America” begins to feel less like a book report and more like a compelling drama.
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Mar 5, 2020
Season 1 Review:
This is a show that, even as it depicts a precarious moment and exists in one, cannot bear uncertainty. That’s a tendency that makes it both a fairly unpleasant watch, and a sacrificed opportunity to depict something smaller, more tender, and more ultimately human than the end of the world.
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