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The Comey Rule (TV Miniseries)

The Comey Rule

2020

Billy Ray

Jeff Daniels, Brendan Gleeson, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Peter Coyote ...

6.6

351

TV Series. Drama TV Miniseries (2020). 2 Episodes. Based on the book "A Higher Loyalty" by former FBI director James Comey (Jeff Daniels) starring him and american presidents Barack Obama (Kingsley Ben‑Adir) and Donald Trump (Brendan Gleeson).

	Author	Review
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Uneven but entertaining (...) There is both good and bad in this miniseries, but what I found most interesting was how its meaning shifts to fit your perception, and not the other way around"	NEU
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"The Comey Rule’ is like replaying a nightmare while we’re still having it (...) The story’s unsettled nature is proof enough that all of this still needs time to ferment"	NEU
United States	Tom Reimann Collider	"A surprisingly effective Trump drama boosted by its cast (...) It ultimately offers us a valuable new perspective on arguably the most important period of modern American history"	POS
United States	Nell Minow rogerebert.com	"[It] might have been better off as a slimmed-down two-hour film. It is too cluttered with characters and detail to work as a cautionary tale, though the updates on the FBI and Justice Department staff at the end is chilling (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Daniel D'Addario Variety	"Characters here float in and out with only the most shorthanded of explanation (...) This series fails to find anything provocative or narratively rich"	NEG
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"The show doesn’t offer any breaking news about the Russia investigation, but it’s clear in its message that Trump already destroyed one election"	NEU
United States	Alex McLevy AV Club	"The Comey Rule may not be a great event series, but it’s a damned compelling one, with a real-life tale that still beggars belief and a fantastic group of actors to tell it."	POS
United States	James Poniewozik The New York Times	"'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."	NEU
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"A production that's hardy flawless but whose stellar casting represents showboating in the best TV sense of the term."	NEU
United States	John Serba Decider	"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."	NEU

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