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- USA
- Feb 27, 2018
- USA
- Feb 27, 2018
- USA
- Feb 27, 2018
- USA
- Feb 27, 2018
Season Premiere: Feb 27, 2018
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Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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69% Positive
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25% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
67
69% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
25% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It’s a daring, immersive undertaking by USA, while also being far removed from the usual true crime suspects--lately the Menendez Brothers and Waco-based cult leader David Koresh.
Where all this ends up, you already know. But at least Unsolved does a good job of making you care about the failure. Engaging, interesting, watchable.
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Based on 23 User Ratings
5.9
52% Positive
12 Ratings
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26% Mixed
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22% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 User Ratings
5.9
52% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
26% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
22% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
In the end, despite its the ungainly amount of information it tries to unload and parse, for reasonably long stretches, Unsolved has the propulsive energy and stylish pop of a pretty good nighttime soap. But it’s one that, to its credit, never loses sight of the untimely deaths that brought this whole complicated story to life.
Unsolved is equal parts appealingly pulpy and workmanlike, sometimes paced like a procedural and sometimes like a prestige drama.
A cut above NBC’s ultimately disappointing “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders” but not quite on par with FX’s “American Crime Story.”
Not ambitious enough to break the mold but generically effective while fitting within it, Unsolved isn’t all that it could be or enough of what it should be.
Ultimately, just like those Fake Biggie songs, it all comes off as a hollow imitation once you really listen to it. Unsolved’s default is a string of clichéd cop-speak. ... The rest of the time, it’s all clumsy exposition dumps and self-consciously “streetwise” dialogue, sprinkled with awkward rap references. Unsolved may strut like a gangsta, but it sounds like a narc.
It’s not as in-depth as “The People vs OJ Simpson”, or as energetic as “Straight Outta Compton”, but it’s very watchable and real crime shows are always interesting. Doesn’t break new ground but it’s better than both of Tupac and Biggie’s biopic films.
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SEASON 1
Unsolved is cheesy as all hell. The writing is simply subpar and the acting is mediocre at best... BUT it's extremely entertaining. The real life story is just so fascinating that even in this uninspired presentation it's quite enjoyable. The reenactments of Pac's and Biggie's life (with actors whose resemblance is just uncanny) are probably the best aspects of the show. Overall I had a fun time with Unsolved in a guilty pleasure kind of way.
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SEASON 1
The show did not show enough of the Biggie and Tupac timeline. The person playing Biggies mother is one of the worst actors i have ever seen, her horrible fake accent completely ruins almost ever scene that she is in. and the person playing Tupac did not have the right voice.
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