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- Epix
- Aug 13, 2017
- Epix
- Aug 13, 2017
Summary Based loosely on the Elmore Leonard (which also spawned the 1995 movie of the same name), Nevada hitman Miles Daly (Chris O’Dowd) is in Hollywood seeking to make a career change after the estrangement from his wife and daughter. He runs into B-movie producer Rick Moreweather (Ray Romano) and convinces him to help him make a film.
- Epix
- Aug 13, 2017
- Epix
- Aug 13, 2017
Summary Based loosely on the Elmore Leonard (which also spawned the 1995 movie of the same name), Nevada hitman Miles Daly (Chris O’Dowd) is in Hollywood seeking to make a career change after the estrangement from his wife and daughter. He runs into B-movie producer Rick Moreweather (Ray Romano) and convinces him to help him make a film.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
71
68% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
32% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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What ensues is a wry, quick-witted and quick-paced dramedy that melds two disparate cultures. With O'Dowd and Romano at the center, Get Shorty also benefits enormously from a well-cast ensemble that doesn't have an obvious weak link, even in the bit parts.
As a hangdog hitman and a long-suffering auteur, O’Dowd and Romano complement each other. Is Hollywood more cutthroat than a drug empire? This series might have something to say about that. Epix’s Get Shorty is worth having.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 41 User Ratings
8.0
88% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 41 User Ratings
8.0
88% Positive
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
0% Mixed
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0 Ratings
12% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
I thought i wouldnt like the show, the plot didnt sound so good but after seen some good critic reviews, I needed to watch at least one episode and seriously, it is incredible, great cast (chris and ray are perfect in their roles), the story wasnt slowly moving, it has funny bits, action, drama ... It is great and if you like shows with great cast and writing, you should watch.
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SEASON 1
It’s well-made and beautifully played, and one welcomes, for a change, the story of a person attempting to pull himself out of a life of crime instead of one sliding into it. We have had quite enough of those.
Get Shorty isn’t in much danger of challenging Justified as the best TV adaptation of Leonard’s work, but as comfort viewing in the dog days of August, it gets the job done.
The dark humor and bursts of bloody action will satisfy some viewers, but the pacing is so leisurely and the characters are such sad sacks that Get Shorty can feel like a chore.
A movie about movies--or a show about movies--succeeds when it is itself sharper and funnier than most other fare available, when it can spin circles around a basic B-plot. Get Shorty, the show, looks and feels a lot like everything else--expensive, but flat.
By refusing to either challenge their own perspective or get into the weeds of why the big studios are in such dire straits and mostly release market-tested dreck, Get Shorty pigeonholes itself into mediocrity, something that neither Chili Palmer nor Miles Daly can abide by.
After waiting for the reviews to roll in I'm shocked by it's current user rating of 6.9. I've always trusted the general median of opinion, but my faith in humanity is failing. There has clearly been a grievous error in judgement here. Get Shorty is far beyond just-above mediocre. It has unique characters that develop brilliantly. Gritty and humbled, Miles character has under-tones of real life gangster with a sense of humor. The first 4 episodes where littered with LOL moments. Rick being the cautious risk taker works well to create interesting character chemistry. The slow long burn of a light bloom only further enhances the beauty that can be found in Get Shorty. This is a show that has been crafted by professionals and could easily be lost on a more simple mind. This is probably one of the best shows of 2017. It's exciting, interesting, fun, and isn't tired like some shows (Halt and Catch Fire) loosing their shine. I'm enthralled and can't wait for the next episode.
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SEASON 1
One of the best shows I've seen in years, seriously. Funny and dark and addictive. I've seen first 5 and they're all crazy good. I'm a Chris O'Dowd fan and this is actually his best work. Ray Romano here is unlike anything I've seen him do before... Whole cast is great. Writing is as sharp as it gets.
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SEASON 1
Yes! Get Shorty came from out of nowhere and made any thinking-person's top 10 shows for 2017. Great original characters, a fast-moving plot, nice photography; plus plenty of sex, drugs and violence. If they can keep up this quality I'm buying a Ricky lunchbox.
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SEASON 1
Gritty. Let me tell you something about Elmore Leonard, not the cartoonish Get Shorty of '95, or the slightly more realistic & down to earth Out of Sight of '98, Elmore Leonard crime fiction is punch you in the nose leave you bleeding GRIT, with a capital G. It's humorous, there's a hero character, but he always comes from the place, on the underside of the bridge on the other side of the tracks with people you don't want to know that you don't ever want to find yourself in. This is a fantastic staging of Leonards work, IMHO. Through the first 3 eps, wished they were all released on the same day like NETFLIX so I could power through them all. This is great TV.
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SEASON 1
tried really hard to get through episode 2...couldn't do it. Has none of the humor or charm of the original...agonizingly tortoise paced, not at all funny and has the charm of week old wet **** not understand the accolades at all
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