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  • 2008
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  • 2008
  • NBC
My Own Worst Enemy

Summary Edward Albright is a super spy. Henry Spivey is living the normal American dream in the suburbs with his wife, two kids and dog. The two men have one thing in common - they share the same body because Edward took part in an experiment several years earlier to create a split personality. Henry has never met his alter-ego Edward, except fo...

  • 2008
  • NBC
  • 2008
  • NBC

My Own Worst Enemy

Season 1 Premiere: 2008
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 9 User Ratings
5.0
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Summary Edward Albright is a super spy. Henry Spivey is living the normal American dream in the suburbs with his wife, two kids and dog. The two men have one thing in common - they share the same body because Edward took part in an experiment several years earlier to create a split personality. Henry has never met his alter-ego Edward, except fo...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
61
52% Positive
13 Reviews
36% Mixed
9 Reviews
12% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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52% Positive
13 Reviews
36% Mixed
9 Reviews
12% Negative
3 Reviews

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Far, far, far and away NBC's best new pilot of the season and one of the best new shows of the season, on any network -- commercial or cable.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
70
Slater, whose career has gone pretty much downhill since "Heathers" (1989) and "Pump Up the Volume" (1990), is surprisingly perfect as both of them, adjusting not much more than the brow of an eye, the curl of a lip, and the hiss of a sibilant to indicate the seismic shift from James Bond to Willy Loman.
By John Leonard FULL REVIEW
70
Worst Enemy has a convoluted premise that is cleverly wrought and holds up well, and Mr. Slater does a remarkable job of only subtly signaling each personality
By Alessandra Stanley FULL REVIEW
63
The first episode of Enemy ended up being a relatively compelling hour of television. As competent as it is, though, it’s hard not to think that the premise contains some holes.
By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW
50
Reminiscent at times of "The Bourne Identity" or "Face/Off," to name a few movie influences it does not improve upon, the beyond-high-concept Enemy asks us to believe Christian Slater as a cold-blooded assassin named Edward who doubles, when a switch in his brain is flipped, as a milquetoast family man named Henry.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
50
The show's success may depend on whether the public's fascination with Slater trumps its collective attention-deficit disorders.
By Troy Patterson FULL REVIEW
30
My Own Worst Enemy can be recommended only to people who can imagine themselves saying, "I'm in the mood for a mediocre version of a fairly good spy movie."
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW

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Mixed or Average Based on 9 User Ratings
5.0
56% Positive
5 Ratings
11% Mixed
1 Rating
33% Negative
3 Ratings

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Mixed or Average Based on 9 User Ratings
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56% Positive
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11% Mixed
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33% Negative
3 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • Universal Media Studios (UMS)
Initial Release Date: 2008
Number of seasons: 1 Season
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Awards

Young Artist Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
• 1 Nomination
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination

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