The Village (2019)
NBC | Release Date: March 19, 2019
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
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Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydMar 19, 2019
Season 1 Review: Fine performances go a long way to mitigating the corniness the show actively courts. Read full review
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMar 14, 2019
Season 1 Review: “The Village” is certainly better and more ambitious than “Rise,” but it’s no “This Is Us.” Often, “This Is Us” comes by its emotional moments believably and naturally. For its lack of subtlety, “The Village” would be more aptly titled “All! The! Feels!” Read full review
50
NewsdayVerne GayMar 14, 2019
Season 1 Review: Treacly, by-the-numbers prime-time tear-jerker that even Brooklyn and a good cast can't elevate. And viewers won't mind in the least. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergMar 19, 2019
Season 1 Review: If that actually does sound like a reason you watch TV [to cry uncontrollably for an hour every week], then The Village has been precision-designed in a laboratory for your pleasure. If, however, you're allergic to overt manipulation even in the hands of a reasonably talented cast and thoroughly admirable production values, best to give this one the widest of berths. It's a never-ending hamster wheel of tears. Read full review
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CNNBrian LowryMar 18, 2019
Season 1 Review: The main problem is The Village feels like it's trying too hard -- as if the show was developed specifically to try replicating the warm fuzzies that its lead-in, "This is Us," regularly delivers, transparently wrapped in a "family is what you make of it" message. Read full review
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