I Know This Much Is True
Season 1 Premiere:
Apr 28, 2020
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
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Generally Favorable
7.4
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Generally Favorable
66
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May 18, 2020
100
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.
May 8, 2020
88
"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.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
80% Positive
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
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8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Jun 16, 2020
9
Grade A, bold capital letter DRAMA - as overt as a punch in the gut. Kathryn Hahn and John Procaccino are stellar, and I had no idea Ruffalo was this **** good. You don't hear Cianfrance's name come up in the 'modern greats' conversation as often as it should.
Jul 7, 2020
8
''From destruction comes renovation'' I Know This Much Is True was a harsh relentless drama. From beginning to end, you can barely see a glimpse of light.
This is not a happy story, at all. It's tragedy after tragedy, combined with frustration, grief, loss, depression and death. Mark Ruffalo does a phenomenal job. And it reminds the world of the great dramatic actor he is. Especially for those who only recognize him as Bruce Banner / Hulk. There's other good names in the cast like Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Melissa Leo and Juliette Lewis but this show belongs in its entirety to Ruffalo and his double performance. There are steps of calm and redemption towards the end but even so this miniseries perhaps will not be liked by many for its dark and pessimistic tone but it's a very well-run story that I liked quite a lot despite the hopelessness of its thematic. A solid return for director Derek Cianfrance.
May 11, 2020
80
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.
May 11, 2020
60
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.
May 7, 2020
50
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.
May 7, 2020
38
The limited series is a carnival of horrors weighed down by moralizing, hysteria, and cross-associations.
Jun 15, 2020
8
I'll say this; if critics disliked it because ''it's too sad'' then take a walk to rainbow land. Derek Cianfrance work is valued because of his honesty when it comes about family. ''I know this much is true'' is a beautiful portrait of it. His directing as always, is remarkable, and the art direction is subtle but present. The cast so well put and natural, one of the best performances of Mark Ruffalo so far. Though I have to say, besides all positives sides, the last two episodes felt in a hurry, I would have written at least seven. That's the main reason I'm not giving it a 9/10.
