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- Netflix
- Jun 15, 2022
- Netflix
- Jun 15, 2022
Summary Mid-level tech support employee Clark Thompson (Ben Falcone) suddenly begins to glow and learns needs to get his co-workers to help him save mankind from Satan (Leslie Bibb) in this comedy created by Falcone nd Melissa McCarthy.
Created By: Ben Falcone
- Netflix
- Jun 15, 2022
- Netflix
- Jun 15, 2022
Summary Mid-level tech support employee Clark Thompson (Ben Falcone) suddenly begins to glow and learns needs to get his co-workers to help him save mankind from Satan (Leslie Bibb) in this comedy created by Falcone nd Melissa McCarthy.
Created By: Ben Falcone
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
45
0% Positive
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86% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
14% Negative
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1 Review
It’s broad-brush stuff for the most part – especially when it comes to Gene and the co-workers, who are allocated about one and a half characteristics each and not given much to do with them. But Falcone and McCarthy are great to watch, and the central relationship between their alter egos gives the whole thing enough charm, warmth and heart to get by.
The irony is that it’s actually a pretty solid B in terms of most of its individual aspects, and it’s only when it tries to jam all of them together into a cohesive whole that the seams start to show. ... As is, the show ends less on a dramatic question mark about the grand nature of the War In Heaven and more on what the whole series, ultimately feels like: a slightly sweet, not especially eventful shrug.
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There is a sweetness here and naiveté. Falcone’s heart is clearly in the right place, but all his goodwill is undone by a narrative that is both too simple and overly convoluted, underdeveloped characters, and chintzy production design.
Unfortunately, this introductory batch ends with such a shrug that it’s hard to imagine that anyone will be eagerly waiting to see whether Clark saves the world.
We’re still not sure of God’s Favorite Idiot will right itself or just become a train wreck. The second episode definitely gave us signs that it will try to make McCarthy’s character more than an ad-lib machine.
For every witty move there is a terrible attempt at getting laughs, such as a running joke about Clark’s bowel movements. I suspect this will be no one’s favourite show.
So many moments in “God’s Favorite Idiot” feel brutally underconsidered. ... “God’s Favorite Idiot” is just sad. What a waste of precious time in the career of a talented performer.