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- HULU
- Jan 6, 2018
- HULU
- Jan 6, 2018
- HULU
- Jan 6, 2018
- HULU
- Jan 6, 2018
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Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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22% Positive
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22% Mixed
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2 Reviews
56% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
46
22% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
22% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
56% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Cross brings to this six-episode season all the intensity of “Luther” with some deeper questions about personal responsibility in the face of overwhelming disaster.
High-intensity fun. [5 Mar - 18 Mar 2018, p.13]
User Score
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Based on 15 User Ratings
5.8
60% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
20% Mixed
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20% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 User Ratings
5.8
60% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
20% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Part X-Files, part police procedural, part Silence of the Lambs, part Chinatown ... Hard Sun is Dark Mirror slick, but often times contrived. This isn't your average Apocalypse porn and worth a casual view. If you need your entertainment tidily arranged and wrapped in a bow like a bento box, this show isn't for you. Warts and all, this show has merit. If the BBC / Amazon decide not to renew, the show's Season 1 finale ends nicely and anyone familiar with astrophysics will realize that the ending isn't ambiguous. It rings clear as a bell.
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SEASON 1
Hard Sun puts the entire world on a clock, but there’s no real urgency. It doesn’t contemplate the idea of mortality so much as it sends its characters scurrying through case after case, occasionally tying things back to the bigger picture.
A drama shot through with pessimism and concerned a with quest for survival can be exhilarating and worthwhile. But Hard Sun contains so many contrivances and overwrought moments that the commitment of its cast and the potential of its premise are largely squandered.
To say it’s too much to take in is to underplay the actual insanity of the show as a viewing experience, as batty, grim, and ferociously violent it is.
It’s a show that’s constantly trying to push buttons but mistakes “ugly” for “intense.” They’re not the same thing. Not even close. Deyn is actually good here, but Sturgess can’t sell the tough cop thing to save his life. He’s just miscast. Worst of all, Hard Sun is just so generic beneath its high concept.
Hard Sun is an ultra-violent, not very believable and mostly unlikeable hot mess that has bits and pieces that would, separately, make for more interesting series.
With obvious plot holes and incoherent stories at times, Hard Sun is somehow bizarrely engaging in terms of pacing.
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SEASON 1
This was by far one of the worst, biggest, waste of time shows I have ever seen in my life. I gave up half way through episode 2. From the opening shot you can tell its a total stinker. Really TOP SECRET written in some budget typography over a shot of the sun!? Jim Sturgess' acting is just, well I can' t think of the exact word AWFUL.
There are some great shows on Hulu, this is not one of them. Do yourself a favour don't ignore this review and don't watch this show!
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SEASON 1
