The Slap (2015)
NBC | Release Date: February 12, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
11
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
37
USA TodayRobert BiancoFeb 11, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's as if every line in the script was written in capital letters--with the exception of the even more ludicrous narration, which was no doubt printed in florid italics. Read full review
30
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayFeb 12, 2015
Season 1 Review: Meant to provoke, it's about as subtle as a slap.... It's also a "Saturday Night Live" parody waiting to happen. Read full review
30
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenFeb 12, 2015
Season 1 Review: Maybe in an airy Broadway theater the issues the show attempts to explore would play better, but on TV The Slap suffocates, packed with too many awful characters I don't want to spend another moment watching. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanFeb 11, 2015
Season 1 Review: Everything about The Slap feels manipulated — you can smell the smoke off the puppet strings as the characters are jerked into being jerks. And that's just the pilot. The anvil drops more often and with more velocity in the second episode. Read full review
25
Newark Star-LedgerVicki HymanFeb 12, 2015
Season 1 Review: NBC's new miniseries The Slap is a heavy-handed, button-pushing, endlessly irritating drama about a family that slowly unravels after a man slaps another's obnoxious child at a family party. Read full review
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