Tiny Pretty Things

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 14, 2020
Metascore
47

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
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Critic Reviews

  1. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Rae Nudson
    Dec 14, 2020
    72
    It’s not great television, but it is a fun ride and you know what you’re getting—and sometimes that’s enough.
  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 14, 2020
    60
    You can fast-forward through the dance bits or the narrative bits as taste dictates and probably improve your viewing experience. But I hope the sweat expended by the youngsters in uniformly excellent performances brings them all every kind of success.
  3. The Detroit News
    Reviewed by: Tom Long
    Dec 10, 2020
    42
    It’s consistently inconsistent, purposely tacky and piles cliché upon cliché. It is trash TV. It could be a huge hit. ... The term guilty pleasure seems appropriate here. More guilt than pleasure, though.
  5. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Jordan Julian
    Dec 18, 2020
    40
    Essentially, it suffers from trying to do too much. ... Halfway through the 10 episodes, I simply stopped caring about finding out who pushed Cassie over the edge. Unsurprisingly, the gleaming bright spot of Tiny Pretty Things is the dancing.
  6. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Dec 14, 2020
    30
    Tiny Pretty Things will make you never want to enroll your kids in a ballet class, given how emotionally scarring the art is portrayed to be here. Between that, the cliched characters and the clunky dialogue, you’re better off watching Bunheads over and over instead.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Shannon Miller
    Dec 14, 2020
    25
    Interspersed dance scenes offer small moments of reprieve and a chance for the cast of trained performers to showcase their skills, but Michael MacLennan’s series seems to prioritize sex appeal above all else, including strong character development, authentic emotion, and a cohesive execution of multiple plot lines.

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User Score
4.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. LISOCHIKOTOSA
    Feb 9, 2021
    8
    The series is decent. It takes the audience into the world of ballet , the pressures and drama that come with this and also it makes for aThe series is decent. It takes the audience into the world of ballet , the pressures and drama that come with this and also it makes for a good high drama. It is centered around the life of a black girl from a poor background who comes to an elite ballet school in Chicago to take the spot of another girl who was pushed from a rooftop. The plot develops the investigation of this crime and the the black girls new life at this elite school where she doesn't really fir in at the same time. It has some suspense, scandal, sex and social commentary as well. Its worth a look… Full Review »
  2. Amandag8
    Jan 1, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. I loved it, couldn’t stop watching. The actors/actresses were amazing dancers and loved the characters they portrayed. I hope there will be a season 2! I want to know what happens to Bette and who was behind Ramon’s fall.… Full Review »
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