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Catherine the Great (TV Miniseries)

Catherine the Great

2019

Philip Martin

Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Joseph Quinn, Antonia Clarke ...

5.8

401

TV Series. Drama TV Miniseries (2019). 4 Episodes. Story of the greatest tsarina, Catherine the Great (1729-1796) and the Hermitage.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Carol Midgley The Times	"A bawdy rom-com with added throat-slitting, top-notch costumes, tantrums and tits (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"[Mirren] has brought along her extraordinary gifts of subtlety and intelligence (...) [But] she’s stranded, like a Fabergé egg in an airport gift shop."	NEU
United States	Caroline Framke Variety	"A handsome and competent production (...) And yet: stepping back from the series’ four episodes reveals a disappointing lack of ambition in portraying such a titanic force’s final days."	NEU
United Kingdom	Clair Woodward Telegraph	"Helen Mirren dazzles in a lush, lusty costume drama (...) Catherine the Great is the historical drama series I’ve been waiting for (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"The parts are all good – the scenery, the performances, the script – but they add up to slightly less than their sum (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Ed Cumming The Independent	"Playing approximately 4000 queens in her career has given Mirren a bit of practice in the role (...) Catherine's not quite great, yet, but she's very good (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ann Donahue IndieWire	"HBO’s miniseries features a glorious performance from Dame Helen and enough spectacle to elevate a clunky script"	NEU
United Kingdom	David Sexton London Evening Standard	"Helen Mirren is in her element (...) This series isn't just a vehicle for her, it's a golden carriage"	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Mirren aside, more like 'Catherine the Meh.' (...) I think there's a tight two-hour movie about Catherine the Great that could be far more entertaining"	NEU
Canada	Kevin Yeoman Screen Rant	"'Catherine the Great' is not just another showcase of Mirren’s considerable talents; it’s also a celebration of a kind of passionate, ornate filmmaking"	POS

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