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- HBO
- Apr 18, 2021
- HBO
- Apr 18, 2021
Summary Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet), a small-town Pennsylvania detective, investigates a murder even as her personal life is falling apart in this limited series created by Brad Ingelsby.
Created By: Brad Ingelsby
- HBO
- Apr 18, 2021
- HBO
- Apr 18, 2021
Summary Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet), a small-town Pennsylvania detective, investigates a murder even as her personal life is falling apart in this limited series created by Brad Ingelsby.
Created By: Brad Ingelsby
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Based on 42 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 42 Critic Reviews
81
86% Positive
36 Reviews
36 Reviews
14% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Winslet is in stunning form as the put-upon but never downtrodden cop and matriarch. ... This is high-end telly at its best, packed with intrigue, suspicion, horror and reluctant heroics.
Though it may sound pretty grim, Mare of Easttown never feels like overkill or "tragedy porn," as they say. Instead, sadly, it just feels nauseatingly realistic. ..... It's both a physically and emotionally demanding role, and the certifiably excellent Winslet delivers an Emmy-worthy performance if there ever was one.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 84 User Ratings
8.3
88% Positive
74 Ratings
74 Ratings
7% Mixed
6 Ratings
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5% Negative
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 84 User Ratings
8.3
88% Positive
74 Ratings
74 Ratings
7% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
5% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
MEU DEUS AINDA EM ÊXTASE COM AQUELE PLOT TWIST!! comecei mare of easttown sem qualquer expectativa, mas a série continuou a me surpreender semanalmente até os momentos finais e não me arrependo de ter começado a assistir. kate winslet dá um show de atuação, auxiliada por um roteiro maestral que conseguiu ao mesmo tempo que nos envolver nos conflitos individuais de cada personagem, nos deixava ansioso para entender o que realmente estava acontecendo naquela cidade. com certeza minha favorita do ano, torcendo por muito por ela no próximo emmy.
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SEASON 1
"Mare of Easttown" doesn't go so far as to reinvent the detective story, it does offer a version of the tale more nuanced and thoughtful than the vast majority of its peers. ... Its characters are deeply real and expertly drawn, its sense of place firmly established and specific, and its clues genuinely shocking. It's an intense and satisfying to watch, going to places your average murder mystery wouldn't aspire.
Mare of Easttown is much easier to watch than I Know This Much Is True, Mark Ruffalo’s joyless HBO miniseries from last year, and much of that is down to its star. Mare’s undimmable despite the encompassing gloom. Thanks to her, Easttown feels surprisingly warm for a town full of dead teenagers.
The crime story has disturbing echoes of all too many series built around the murder of young women. What keeps “Mare of Easttown” watchable are the terrific actors, who make the most out of their characters, who are drawn with nuance and depth.
The series regularly introduces suspects and leads—from the short-tempered dad to the shady priest to secret journals—indulging the allure of armchair crime-solving while resisting neat resolutions. But the detective work is merely scaffolding for the show’s beguiling dive into Easttown’s psyche.
Some style in the direction or honest feeling in the screenplay could have mitigated the dreariness, but “Mare” doesn’t offer much beyond Ben Richardson’s burnished cinematography. ... The script doesn’t give Winslet enough to do beyond suffering and lashing out ... [Later episodes] may give Winslet more room to operate, but it probably won’t make “Mare of Easttown” any less obvious or colorless.
Kudos to Kate Winslet. I seldom get through dramatic series but Mare of Easttown has grabbed me and won't let go. Can't wait for the next episode.
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SEASON 1
Winslet is phenomenal **** really brings you to small town scene and feel like you live there natively
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SEASON 1
The plot is a bit uneven, and I almost lost interest after Episode 1, but I came back to watch Kate Winslet play an American detective with a Pennsylvania accent. Winslet is a cop in Easttown, PA, a small town where everyone knows each other and where her character, detective Mare Sheehan, has to both solve murders and take care of trivial complaints. She is a divorced mom who has a rebellious teenaged daughter, a drug-addicted son who committed suicide, and a grandson whom she is raising. The grandson’s mother, also drug addicted, has been through rehab and now wants to regain custody of the child that Mare adores. As Mare explains to her date (Guy Pearce), "My life is a **** show."
Winslet breaks new ground with this role where she is neither British nor beautiful. She has to work hard to look middle-aged and plain, which she achieves with no make-up, hair with dark roots that needed a fresh dye long ago, and by making her voluptuous curves look shapeless under worn jeans and Walmart hoodies. Even then, some of her luminescent beauty still shines through.
Mare is emotionally exhausted, taking solace from family, a few close friends, and her work as a detective. She is tough on the outside, fragile on the inside. She is relentless and driven when she is seeking truth and justice. She has some nervous eccentricities that connect the outer and inner Mare so that occasionally she is a whole person, but never for very long. Her performance as a dedicated but jaded detective reminds me of Israeli actress Yael Sharoni, who also plays a detective in the series When Heroes Fly.
Two young women in Easttown are missing, and a third has been found shot dead in the woods. The whodunit in a small town plays out like a game of Clue. No one really trusts each other, and there are ancient grudges and petty hostilities. Every suspect rings true until it is clear that everyone, including Mare, was barking up the wrong tree. When the two girls are eventually found, it is a bit too pat. They have been locked up in a room for some time, but they are relatively unscathed. It is the murder mystery that provides the most tension, along with the dramatic conflict between Mare's personal and professional life, which she navigates like a drunken sailor who swears a lot. In the end, however, the resolution of the major conflicts gives her some peace, and you know that she's going to nervously puff on her e-cigarette, purse her lips, and somehow manage to stop being haunted by the past as she resolutely walks toward the future.
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SEASON 1
Outstanding first episode with a tremendous cast. Winslet's accent is a little "odd", but for the most part, I'm very excited to see where the season goes. It's a little unfortunate, however, that every good, cutting-edge show on Premium cable has to be about people being cruel to each other. Absolutely brutal.
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