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- HBO
- Apr 28, 2020
- HBO
- Apr 28, 2020
Summary The six-episode limited series finds identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey (both played by Mark Ruffalo) dealing with metal illness, relationship issues and secrets in this adaptation of Wally Lamb's novel of the same name.
- HBO
- Apr 28, 2020
- HBO
- Apr 28, 2020
I Know This Much Is True
Season 1
Season Premiere: Apr 28, 2020
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Summary The six-episode limited series finds identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey (both played by Mark Ruffalo) dealing with metal illness, relationship issues and secrets in this adaptation of Wally Lamb's novel of the same name.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
66
59% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
38% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It won't cheer you up. However, its unrelenting misery did not stop it being almost exhilarating to watch, mainly because of beautiful, near-perfect performances by Mark Ruffalo.
"I Know This Much is True" is filled with riveting performances, and not just Mark Ruffalo. ... There are times when "compassion fatigue" sets in, particularly in the final episode. But seeing actors do what they do best, with Cianfrance giving them the space to do it, makes "I Know This Much is True" a real feast.
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Based on 25 User Ratings
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24% Negative
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Ruffalo inhabits both roles completely; any nods earned are deserved. It's up to you, however, to decide if you want to witness the full effort of his performance from bloody stem to depressing stern. Make it through the first episode, and the second warms up.
It’s all technically impressive. And it’s all a monumental bummer.
How much more pain can these characters bear? From previews of later episodes, I can tell you: a lot. I Know This Much Is True is a heart-rending examination of mental illness and trauma. It is technically accomplished, impeccably acted. Would I recommend it as your new boxset? Hell, no.
While “I Know This Much Is True” pulls you along on the strengths of its soap opera mechanics, its smoothly downbeat vibe and Ruffalo’s performance, it promises more than it delivers — eventually the story collapses in on itself, settling for the sentimental formulas it’s been pretending it was above.
The limited series is a carnival of horrors weighed down by moralizing, hysteria, and cross-associations.