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- Netflix
- Sep 24, 2021
- Netflix
- Sep 24, 2021
- Netflix
- Sep 24, 2021
- Netflix
- Sep 24, 2021
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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78% Positive
18 Reviews
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22% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
75
78% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
22% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
I'm telling you it's occasionally a laborious, frustrating undertaking (except when it's not), and, it absolutely must be mentioned, you're about to experience some truly ill-advised old age makeup (it serves a purpose, but big yeesh). But I'm also telling you to dive in anyway, because what you'll find on the other side is worth it.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 79 User Ratings
8.1
82% Positive
65 Ratings
65 Ratings
13% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
5% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 79 User Ratings
8.1
82% Positive
65 Ratings
65 Ratings
13% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
5% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Here's why Flan is the man: Superb characters, brilliantly cast. Top notch acting. Incredible cinematography. This is leagues above most other shows out there right now. Somehow the director manages to capture that old school Stephen King feel perfectly. It's as if King and Flanagan were a match made in heaven.
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SEASON 1
This isn't only Mike Flanagan's best work, and he has a consistently impressive oeuvre, but it's one of the best things to be put to screen in the past decade. It deals with incredibly juicy, topical, and especially now essential themes without sacrificing a good scary story, an interesting yarn. do yourself a favor and watch it s soon as you can
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SEASON 1
It’s genuinely, thrillingly, unique and certain scenes and moments will live with you long after you’ve finished watching. One thing is for sure – Flanagan remains comfortably one of Netflix’s best assets.
The dialogue is often stagey, and every character, whether they’re a priest or a teen, seems to have the same tendency toward speechifying. Yet after a slow first two episodes (pace being another common issue for not just Flanagan, but serialized horror in general), the show’s alchemy of spectacle, suspense and storytelling starts working. A binge becomes inevitable but also unexpectedly satisfying.
More than faith in the events of the show, Midnight Mass requires faith in Flanagan and the seriousness of purpose within his Stephen King pastiches. Even if the miniseries doesn’t stick its frightful landing, its ecclesiastical eeriness is a thing worth mulling over, be you rapturous or a doubting Thomas.
A couple of minor surprises are too easy to predict and there is a whole subplot about dead cats that doesn’t fit in. The series is doomed for ever to be almost great. When the end comes at last, there is a lot of fire and viscera, but no rapture.
There’s much to savor here, too, which makes the oversized sense of purpose and meaning frustrating. “Midnight Mass” has something to say. It just can’t help saying it too loudly—and without bothering to stop and spook us out.
Mike Flanagan's best work yet, and that's saying something. I dare say this is a masterpiece. Yes it's a slow burn, but it always manages to keep things interesting -- the characters are fully-fleshed out, the dialogue often brilliant, and the many hints that something truly sinister is going to happen. And boy do they happen.
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SEASON 1
This was an entertaining mix of a jaws like spielbergian type of setting, decent visual effects budget and talented cast.
At its worst points, the screenplay and pacing of the edit drag its heels a bit and I feel they probably could've cut a couple episodes worth of runtime for an overall tighter more impactful journey.
At its best the mysterious story kept me hooked through the first few episodes. There were some great jump scares and moments of creepy wonderment and a decent amount of character back stories.
Overall it was a very good production quality. Not as spooky as haunting of hill house or as action focused as stranger things but kind of its own thang.
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SEASON 1
A gigantic waste of time. This could easily have been a 200 minute running time Netflix movie. Feels specifically designed to draw everything out. Every 10 minutes a character breaks out into a long drawn-out dialogue about their backstory while all the other characters sit back and listen patiently
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SEASON 1
I have sat through 2 episodes and this show is exhausting and boring. The only interesting parts each episode take up 3 minutes of the narrative, which leaves 57 minutes of the most banal dialogue, uninteresting characters, and shaky camera work. Do I continue to watch? I really don't want to. It's so basic.
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SEASON 1
