Uncoupled
Netflix | Release Date: July 29, 2022
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
12
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
DeciderJoel KellerJul 29, 2022
Season 1 Review: While there’s a lot about Uncoupled that’s frustratingly shallow, Harris’ performance and the show’s frequent funny moments are more than enough to keep us watching. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonJul 28, 2022
Season 1 Review: Casting Neil Patrick Harris in the lead was a clever gambit, since Mr. Harris is always likable and his character has a tendency to wear one out. ... The birthday blowout is just one of many cringey moments in "Uncoupled," which is often bittersweet. Read full review
60
The IndependentAmanda WhitingJul 27, 2022
Season 1 Review: He may be the producer’s most relatable protagonist to-date, but, to the disappointment of this Star fan, his dream is no laughing matter. Read full review
60
RogerEbert.comClint WorthingtonJul 27, 2022
Season 1 Review: “Uncoupled” features the best and worst of what Star has to offer: winsome performances and occasional insights into the bittersweet trials of love and aging, packaged within a cloyingly sweet, ostentatious package that makes its protagonists’ tribulations a little hard to buy into. Read full review
60
The TelegraphAnita Singh Jul 27, 2022
Season 1 Review: Harris is likeably awkward on his dates and you could imagine any of these situations being transposed to SATC. ... But it doesn’t feel as fresh as that show did when it first appeared and it simply isn’t as funny, although occasionally there are decent lines. Read full review
50
CNNBrian LowryJul 29, 2022
Season 1 Review: It's hard to escape a feeling that "Uncoupled" is the TV equivalent of reheated leftovers. Or to put it in the parlance of these elite zip codes, it's a bit like showing up to a glitzy fashion show in the year-before-last's styles. Read full review
50
TimeJudy BermanJul 27, 2022
Season 1 Review: It’s a faster-paced, more entertaining show than King’s inert SATC sequel, but one marked by many of the same distracting defects, from overly stylized dialogue to underdeveloped characters to a bad case of affluenza. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussJul 27, 2022
Season 1 Review: “Uncoupled” may feel like it’s in a rut at times, but laughs and worthwhile feelings are there if you give them a chance. Well, maybe four or five chances. Read full review
40
The GuardianLucy ManganJul 29, 2022
Season 1 Review: Overall, Uncoupled feels flat and lifeless. Read full review
40
Washington PostInkoo KangJul 29, 2022
Season 1 Review: For most of the season’s eight episodes, Colin remains a cipher (though it’s not as if any of the other characters get much fleshing-out). ... “Uncoupled” is flat, joyless and surprisingly cold-looking. Read full review
40
iChris MandleJul 27, 2022
Season 1 Review: There is neither enough sincerity to ground the serious moments, nor enough melodrama to sell the wackiness. Read full review
40
VarietyDaniel D'AddarioJul 27, 2022
Season 1 Review: The trouble is that the show comes to seem distracted by all the pleasures surrounding the challenging character of Michael, refusing to stay still and deliver much of any insight about what a midlife breakup might look like, or mean, for a man who’s been in a monogamous relationship for 17 years. The show thrusts its jitteringly antic “Emily in Paris” energy against a subject, and a character, too lachrymose to generate sparks. Read full review
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