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. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. karleeb23
    Apr 3, 2019
    0
    Awful. Could have been good. Roth overacted, as usual. No heroes. Way overdone. No likable characters.

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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]