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The Comey Rule

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The Comey Rule

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SHOWTIME | Release Date: September 27, 2020

Summary: The two-night, four-hour miniseries based on the former FBI Director's memoirs features Jeff Daniels as James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald Trump.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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The Detroit News

Adam Graham

Sep 25, 2020

Gripes aside, "The Comey Rule" is a frightening and timely look at recent history and its repercussions. Actors will no doubt be biting into the role of Trump for years to come, but to top Gleeson they'll have to do a a heck of a lot of chewing. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Sep 25, 2020

Like everything else about the Trump presidency, The Comey Rule seems unlikely to change any hearts or minds. There's nevertheless something useful about seeing the dry pages of nonfiction brought to life, in a production that's hardy flawless but whose stellar casting represents showboating in the best TV sense of the term. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly

Kristen Baldwin

Sep 18, 2020

It's hard to imagine that Comey, polished and well-acted as it is, will sway many hearts and minds. Those who support Donald Trump are highly unlikely to watch, and those who don't — well, a dramatic re-enactment of the events surrounding the 2016 election may feel less like entertainment and more like ideological torture porn. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Dan Fienberg

Sep 1, 2020

Uneven but entertaining. ... Daniels plays this righteousness and decorum to the hilt. ... Gleeson's accent and intonations waver, yet he captures an interiority the real Trump rarely exposes. It's a mediocre impression and possibly a great performance. Other standouts include a tragically hopeful Hunter and McNairy, whose weaselly, insecure Rosenstein, at times more Salieri than Brutus, represents an ideal compromise of tones that The Comey Rule hits only occasionally. Read full review

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Decider

John Serba

Sep 28, 2020

I’m on the fence with The Comey Rule — it’s not revelatory, and mostly tells us what we already know. When it’s entertaining, it seems almost unintentional. But ultimately, it’s a curiosity watch that’ll compel you to stick with it through its entirety. Read full review

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The New York Times

James Poniewozik

Sep 24, 2020

“The Comey Rule” is not good drama; it’s clunky, self-serious and melodramatic. But it makes an unsparing point amid our own election season. Read full review

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TV Guide

Liam Mathews

Sep 14, 2020

It posits that Comey is an imperfect but decent man who did what he thought was right and whose biggest flaw is an outsized ego. ... But the show fails to adequately contextualize Comey's mistakes, which are institutional rather than just personal. It's a failure as an attempt to clarify recent history, made worse by a series of artless creative choices. Read full review

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Boren70

Sep 28, 2020

Absolutely refreshing to see exactly what was going on behind the scene. I feel horrible for Comey. Trump was crazy from jump. Never knew that there was that much craziness from early days! Dump Trump!

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johndoe2014

Oct 3, 2020

This show is excellent. You need to appreciate the gravity of what they characters are dealing with to appreciate the drama. They stick to the facts and the actual real dialogue mostly, so there is little melodrama only the drama of real people dealing with things they never imagined theyThis show is excellent. You need to appreciate the gravity of what they characters are dealing with to appreciate the drama. They stick to the facts and the actual real dialogue mostly, so there is little melodrama only the drama of real people dealing with things they never imagined they would have to as Americans in the 21st century. But all the actors do a good job and the events themselves are enthralling (as well as highly troubling of course) so the 4 hours is riveting. Unfortunately, there is no way to create a lot of feel good moments, because there were none in the true life events.… Expand

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Anniemamilanesa

Oct 3, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great mini series. Beautiful to watch! Captivating! Great acting! Overall ten out ten! Loved it!… Expand

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Sepherim

Feb 3, 2021

The Comey Rule nos cuenta la historia de James Comey, quien fue director del FBI desde el comienzo de la presidencia de Obama hasta principios de la de Trump. Si bien su historia se centra especialmente en el periodo de la investigación de los emails de Hillary Clinton y cómo eso influyó enThe Comey Rule nos cuenta la historia de James Comey, quien fue director del FBI desde el comienzo de la presidencia de Obama hasta principios de la de Trump. Si bien su historia se centra especialmente en el periodo de la investigación de los emails de Hillary Clinton y cómo eso influyó en las elecciones de 2016 que harían que Trump ganase, el centro de la serie es una discusión muy interesante sobre la ley, el respeto, la interferencia rusa en las elecciones, etc. Para contar esta historia, que en el fondo tiene pocos “hechos interesantes” a nivel cinematográfico, pocos momentos épicos y que además cubre largos periodos de tiempo, especialmente el último año de Comey en el FBI, la serie se sostiene durante sus cuatro horas en un conjunto de actores que están simplemente soberbios, en una puesta en escena muy trabajada y en un papel suave pero apropiado de la música. Todo esto hace que nos metamos de lleno en lo que nos está narrando, y nos deja espacio a cada uno para llegar a nuestras propias conclusiones.

Para un comentario más social sobre los temas tratados en esta miniserie: http://tribulaciones.es/the-comey-rule-la-ley-de-comey/… Expand

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TomWish

Mar 6, 2021

The series reminded me a lot of "Newsroom", also with Jeff Daniels. Like in "Newsroom" there are a lot of good actors, a smart script and a wittyness and brillance in dialogue. However, somehow both series don't manage to really hit the mark. The characters are for the most part a little bitThe series reminded me a lot of "Newsroom", also with Jeff Daniels. Like in "Newsroom" there are a lot of good actors, a smart script and a wittyness and brillance in dialogue. However, somehow both series don't manage to really hit the mark. The characters are for the most part a little bit too superficial and therefore the series leaves hardly any deeper impression in the aftermath.

Daniels as Comey is excellent, as are many actors in the FBI crew. But the Trump camp is often depicted a little too close to caricature (it's probably a hard task to avoid this since many of them are caricatures in real life).

The hardest parts are obviously Trump and Obama since they are such distinct personalities. And it's a little bit a problem that their actors rather feel like imitators than real life persons. After all, it's an interesting watch (I watched it in one night), alone for the insights into the facts. But unfortunately not the great mini series, that it potentially could have been.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Nov 6, 2021

Not entirely bad, but it was bland and more than unnecessary, because it doesn't explain anything new.

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Mjcarrillo96

Oct 29, 2020

The first part of this was fairly entertaining on a surface-level, but it really struggles to stay compelling throughout its 4 hours. Rarely does anyone feel like a character, which I almost understand since they're portraying real people. But while that might work for something like CaptainThe first part of this was fairly entertaining on a surface-level, but it really struggles to stay compelling throughout its 4 hours. Rarely does anyone feel like a character, which I almost understand since they're portraying real people. But while that might work for something like Captain Phillips (whose screenwriter directed this), The Comey Rule is just a series of dull boardroom meetings that cover years of news but with little to no insight. This might've had potential with writing like Aaron Sorkin or Tom McCarthy, but as is, none of the dialogue feels compelling or character-driven. The sequencing of events is brutally slow-paced because the film is unwilling to make any creative liberties. I would understand if this was a docuseries, but it's not.

There's some nice moments throughout, I was most intrigued by Comey's scenes with his family, as they portrayed a lot of behind-the-scenes conversations and brought up some fascinating moral arguments about the work he did. It's also mildly enjoyable to see famous actors show up as whoever. But overall, this can't even measure up to the type of Emmy's award bait that it wants to be.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2020
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  S1:E4. Part 4
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E3. Part 3
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E2. Night Two
  Air Date: September 28, 2020
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  S1:E1. Night One
  Air Date: September 27, 2020