Smoke: Limited Series

"Unfurls a fascinating mystery, features one of the summer’s best ensemble casts and floats big ideas."

"The performances in Smoke will help carry the story."

"Moments that click..."

"Too bad that its thrills so often flame out."

"Hints of brilliance."

"Vastly more entertaining and complex the second that it turns all of its cards face-up."

"Too big and messy."

"Dialogue is sharp and the performances intense and off-kilter enough to feel original."

"Drifts into so many places one doesn’t expect."

"Just keep the faith... It is not as though sticking with it will be too much of a hardship."

"Tthe roaring excitement carrying episodes forward is laced with an unmistakable critique of misguided masculinity."

"Stylishly directed."

"Fails to reconcile its mood of noirish nihilism with its efforts at social commentary."

"Deeply satisfying, a fast and clean burn that leaves little behind."

"Unfortunately there’s a certain unsatisfying irony about a show that sends up pompous prose while presenting us with clunky lines itself."