Tin Star

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
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4.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 27 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 10 out of 27
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  1. martis
    Mar 4, 2018
    2
    there was promise here but unfortunately they just couldn't pull it off. a laughable plot.
  2. nj06
    Dec 8, 2017
    0
    This show is a colossal waste of resources. Talented actors, gorgeous setting, significant production value. The general premise of placing an English cop with his family in a rural Canada area that is dealing with consequences of tar sands oil exploitation is actually quite interesting. How sad that all of this get wasted in a ridiculous attempt to make this into an edgy, stylish, wryThis show is a colossal waste of resources. Talented actors, gorgeous setting, significant production value. The general premise of placing an English cop with his family in a rural Canada area that is dealing with consequences of tar sands oil exploitation is actually quite interesting. How sad that all of this get wasted in a ridiculous attempt to make this into an edgy, stylish, wry show by people who have absolutely no talent to pull it off. So the result is a festival of clichés peppered with creepy hallucinations of C-level talent list script writers and directors. Total bush-league mess. If you decide to give it a shot, you will not believe how comically awful this show is.… Expand
  3. WorldofLucky
    Feb 3, 2018
    4
    I really really wanted to like the show, but they just couldn't get it to work. I will try and avoid any spoilers (which means you won't get much about the story here).

    Tin Star is set in Canada, a former London cop named Jim Worth with a mysterious background who also has an alcohol problem (and a violence problem when he is drinking) moves to Canada to become a small town chief of    I really really wanted to like the show, but they just couldn't get it to work. I will try and avoid any spoilers (which means you won't get much about the story here).

    Tin Star is set in Canada, a former London cop named Jim Worth with a mysterious background who also has an alcohol problem (and a violence problem when he is drinking) moves to Canada to become a small town chief of police. There big oil is moving into the area causing problems along with some problems coming back from London to haunt Jim, resulting in big tragedy.

    The actors/actresses are great. You have Tim Roth (Lie to Me, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Christopher Heyerdahl (Stargate, Van Helsing, many other tv shows) all of whom want to do a good job and they have all proven in the past that they are capable.

    The issues of the series are the writing and editing/directing. They take the characters too far, make them unbelievable, the situation with Jim Worth is especially unbelievable (not his history, rather that they don't sack him in the third episode let alone later), and they totally don't use Hendricks or Heyerdahl at all to their advantage.

    All that being said, the editing/direction was way worse. The first several episodes keeps jumping back and forth in time, makes it a bit confusing and doesn't bring anything to the story. When in doubt, tell the story linearly, the whole back and forth just annoys viewers.

    Pros: The actors really were trying.

    Cons: Editing, directing, just the whole plot.

    Don't watch it, I definitely won't catch a season 2 if it happens.    … Expand
  4. watching2much
    Oct 19, 2017
    1
    I watched it so you don't have to. My husband stopped after episode 3—"I'm sorry. I don't like anyone in this show." I was still intrigued (and am also a sucker for the dark comedy element, British accents, gorgeous scenery and Canada in general), so I watched the rest of it. When it became evident that gallons of cheap whiskey=superpowers and that "comedy" was missing from the "darkI watched it so you don't have to. My husband stopped after episode 3—"I'm sorry. I don't like anyone in this show." I was still intrigued (and am also a sucker for the dark comedy element, British accents, gorgeous scenery and Canada in general), so I watched the rest of it. When it became evident that gallons of cheap whiskey=superpowers and that "comedy" was missing from the "dark comedy" bit (unless you find kneecapping funny) , I still held out for some kind of twist. I should have listened to my husband. The whole thing was just ... off. Rowan Joffé needs to attend Coen Brothers 101.… Expand
  5. allisonjane65
    Nov 12, 2017
    1
    I too have given up on Tin Star after 3 episodes. I can't invest any real interest in the story or characters, and the usually excellent Roth just looks like a fish out of water. I'll bet he's ruing the day he signed up for this rubbish.
  6. Ripandread
    Oct 10, 2017
    3
    The lead actor seems to have two lines to remember: F*** me! Wife and I tried watching two episodes to give the show a fair chance, but we decided not to bother watching anymore. The show just is not that entertaining as are the characters.
  7. Pleiades
    Nov 13, 2017
    7
    I was a bit unsure about this to begin with, the tone was uneven from the start: dark comedy, corporate espionage drama and psychological thriller all blended together in a rather messy stew. But in the end I watched it to conclusion and have to say quite enjoyed it, despite its obvious drawbacks (one of which was Tim Roth's strangely robotic acting). Episode 9 though was a showcase ofI was a bit unsure about this to begin with, the tone was uneven from the start: dark comedy, corporate espionage drama and psychological thriller all blended together in a rather messy stew. But in the end I watched it to conclusion and have to say quite enjoyed it, despite its obvious drawbacks (one of which was Tim Roth's strangely robotic acting). Episode 9 though was a showcase of British kitchen sink misery-porn, hard to watch but exceedingly well done.

    I seem to be in a minority in liking this... ;-)    … Expand
  8. section20mi6
    Feb 25, 2018
    7
    While Tim Roth's character seems bizarrely apathetic, the writers manages to keep up the dark humor and the blood and gory to engage the audience. The show somehow reminds people of an alternate version of Fargo, but many predictable twists ultimately falls a bit flat.
  9. Ned94
    Dec 10, 2017
    9
    It is an amazing show.

    All in all, I had fun with this series: great actors, story and scenery. The story is quite interesting. British cop moved from London and now working in Canada, peppered with an oil company coming to a small town. Corruption, greed, family and emotions are all there. To fully understand the story I think you will have to follow through with season 1, there is no    It is an amazing show.

    All in all, I had fun with this series: great actors, story and scenery.
    The story is quite interesting. British cop moved from London and now working in Canada, peppered with an oil company coming to a small town. Corruption, greed, family and emotions are all there. To fully understand the story I think you will have to follow through with season 1, there is no other option and I don't want to give away the story but I assure you that it will be shocking such as the decisions made by the characters.
    The actors and actresses are perfect. You get Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks: playing as always perfectly.
    Small town Canada scenery, there's nothing else to say.

    This TV show worth every minute of your time. It is a DRAMA, not comedy though.    … Expand
  10. vapetlover
    May 23, 2018
    0
    This is an British show, this is a British show.........I'm warning you, it has a British ending. Kinda violent. Excellent acting; the producers' talent did not match the acting, however.
  11. QjD
    Apr 27, 2019
    8
    Tin Star, this series takes place in a low populated town in the Canadian Rockies. A veteran detective from the UK transfers to Canadia to become the new police chief of a crew of three himself included, along with him he brings his wife, son, daughter, an old bad work habit. During his first week as the new Chief, he encounters hardship from some of the locales and a larger oil company.Tin Star, this series takes place in a low populated town in the Canadian Rockies. A veteran detective from the UK transfers to Canadia to become the new police chief of a crew of three himself included, along with him he brings his wife, son, daughter, an old bad work habit. During his first week as the new Chief, he encounters hardship from some of the locales and a larger oil company. This series hits the ground running, never a dull moment. I recommend watching this series over the weekend, I watched it in a day and a half.… Expand
  12. karleeb23
    Apr 3, 2019
    0
    Awful. Could have been good. Roth overacted, as usual. No heroes. Way overdone. No likable characters.
  13. PaulBags
    Jul 24, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nothing like the blurb, more like Fargo meets Banshee.

    Also didn't enjoy the "conclusion, now here's the episode" time jumps, I thought we'd left "coming up on..." behind in the 70s.    … Expand

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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Danette Chavez
    Sep 29, 2017
    42
    Joffé drops the thread before it gets anywhere, distracted by another shiny object or revenge-thriller reference. Though it has some lofty goals, the shine quickly comes off of Tin Star.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Inkoo Kang
    Sep 28, 2017
    40
    Tin Star's attempts to out-bloody its predecessors backfire because the brutality is too cartoonish to take seriously. ... The more blood the series sheds, the less weight the violence seems to carry. ... None of the female characters are given much depth in the first five installments. But their struggles are still preferable to the umpteenth iteration of "Blokes Behaving Badly."
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  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Sep 28, 2017
    40
    With a tin ear for nuance and a heavy hand with characterization and plotting, this contrived and unconvincing crime drama set amid the splendor of Canada's Rockies reminds us how easily show like Fargo or Ozark could go off track if we ever felt a step ahead of the predictable action. [2-15 Oct 2017, p.15]