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- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
All the Light We Cannot See
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 2, 2023
36
6.1
All Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
36
8% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
65% Mixed
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
27% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
36
8% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
65% Mixed
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
27% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
It’s worth watching for Loberti’s outstanding performance and the generally impressive production value, but it’s clear that it could have been so much more.
As a storyteller, Doerr is a master at weaving all these threads and elements together while giving us more nuanced characters, but in this well-intentioned production the stitching and seams that we can see all too often.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 User Ratings
6.1
55% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
18% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
26% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 User Ratings
6.1
55% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
18% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
26% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Unbelievable blockbuster series. One of the best I have ever watched. A+ acting, script and story!! Highly recommmend!!
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Loved it! Incredible performances all around. Aria is a discovery and Hugh Laurie is fantastic.
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At times it is so clichéd it could be a Second World War spoof. It is as if the makers were determined to take what some critics hailed a masterpiece and reduce it to a pat potboiler brimming with constipated dialogue.
The show could be forgiven some shonkiness and self-indulgence if the central chemistry between Marie and Werner was coherent. But the achronological telling wreaks havoc with their relationship, and the German soldier is relegated to a footnote. What’s left is a cartoonish portrait of a Nazi in pursuit of a blind girl’s diamond, which does little credit to the sheer scale of suffering endured in both our recent history and the contemporary moment.
All the Light We Cannot See is visually impressive and can feel like a movie in places, with its glossy production. But, unfortunately, the quality desperately lacks in other places such as the convincing writing of these characters and their four-episode arcs.
Nothing about this final product suggests that Levy or Knight was the right choice to bring this story to the screen. Their vision for Doerr's novel is shallow, messy, and, most unfortunately, instantly forgettable.
A ghastly failure. The glossy adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name flattens morally ambiguous characters into two-dimensional avatars of pure good and absolute evil.
Forget the negative reviews and nitpicking(another example of why we should not trust them). If you’ve never read the novel like myself you’ll avoid all of that negativity. I believe this is a masterpiece. I can even overlook the lack of French actors. I love that this is something I can watch with my kids as well. It has strong morals and heart(something that is missing in most modern movies/television. The final episode is one of the most emotionally captivating episodes of tv I’ve ever watched. Tears of joy.
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This miniseries is clearly a project for which Netflix was betting more on prestige than on making it an instant hit. However, the gamble seems to have gone in the opposite direction, as the show has garnered more interest than I anticipated but losing the critics approval.However, despite its growing popularity, I feel that the manner in which it is presented on screen fails to capture the vibrant and profound essence it could have had considering its source material.Sometimes, there are books that must remain between the pages that contain them. All the Light We Cannot See is a prime example of it.
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Corniest show ever. Everything feels fake. It's as if the directors asked the actors to try and make the viewer cry in every scene.
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Towards the end of the 1st episode I noticed that I was rather forcing myself to finish it. In the middle of the 2nd one I decided that I cannot force myself anymore. It’s just a boring idea free footage and a good example how poorly you can dramatize even a good book story.
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Production Company:
- 21 Laps Entertainment
- Pioneer Stillking Films
Initial Release Date: Nov 2, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
DIGITAL CREATION GENIE AWARDS
• 2 Nominations
