SummaryActor Sandy Kominsky (Michael Douglas) and his agent/friend Norman Newlander (Alan Arkin) deal with ageing and living in the Los Angeles in the Chuck Lorre comedy.
Created By:Chuck Lorre
❮ The Kominsky Method
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Nov 16, 2018
Metascore
Generally Favorable
68
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
58% Positive
11 Reviews
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32% Mixed
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11% Negative
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2 Reviews
Nov 8, 2018
100
Lorre achieves a deeply personal best in this lovingly crafted, wise and wisecrackingly bittersweet bromance between a legendary acting coach (Michael Douglas) and his powerful Hollywood agent (Alan Arkin). [12-25 Nov 2018, p.10]
Nov 12, 2018
83
You can see all the jokes coming because they crawl down the road and wave their little hands before arriving. ... But in the hands of such masters, especially Arkin, who proves to be a thoroughly grumpy treasure, familiarity can be delightful.
User score
Generally Favorable
79% Positive
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
13% Mixed
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Feb 14, 2019
10
The light side of aging and acting class, via amusing roles of Arkin and Douglas. Every episode has the touch for catch the attention of sympathy of the viewer. ¿Shall we wait for more?
Nov 13, 2018
80
The three episodes screened deftly balance the melancholy and humor of two old chums dealing with old age and their daughters in a less gimmicky updated version of Neil Simon's "Odd Couple" or a less grumpy version of that other, later Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau pairing. Seeing these two Oscar-winning actors play off each other is like an acting workshop in itself.
Nov 6, 2018
80
This eight-episode comedy takes some of what works best about Mom into a single-camera format, finding a way to laugh both at and with its main characters while still letting them retain most of their dignity. ... Arkin's performance is his best since Little Miss Sunshine and perhaps some time before that, one perfectly timed droll deadpan after another. And with wry incredulity, Douglas plays entirely different, complementary notes.
Nov 15, 2018
50
In glimpses, The Kominsky Method shows what it could have been, given a more generous spirit and a willingness to dig deeper. Arkin is superb as Norman. ... His chemistry with Douglas is truly endearing, and the setup for the show demands a reckoning of some sort between the successful and surprisingly powerful Norman and the less prosperous Sandy. But Lorre seems stuck in sitcom mode.
Nov 5, 2018
50
Both Douglas and Arkin are acting in their comfort zones--Douglas is a smarmy, scarf-wearing charmer, and Arkin is a lovable grump--but the latter pushes himself further than the former. ... Ultimately, it’s Lorre who doesn’t take full advantage of his stars.
Nov 15, 2018
25
Because Kominsky is so blue and so tin-eared, when it tries to draw close to anything resembling real human emotion, it emotionally founders then sinks without a trace. ... Creaky and leaky.
Nov 17, 2018
9
I took professional acting training in the 70s from one of Lee Strasberg's proteges at the Actors Studio. In one of my many conversations about what constituted great acting, eventually the discussion would shift towards which actors were the very, very best: the greatest. Olivier? Brando? I would ask. The answer was surprising. My teacher said flatly that Alan Arkin was the greatest actor in the world. and Christopher Plummer a close second to him, but Arkin was greatest because he was brilliant at both drama and comedy, while Plummer was a dramatic genius. The Kominsky Method is a rare opportunity to watch the best being the best. The show is funny and sad and real, if sometimes a little much. Michael Douglas is the titular lead and he's believable as hell and wonderful. This is a show about aging, death, memory and loss, but it's still pretty funny. And it's got Alan Arkin, and perhaps that is more than we deserve. Just watch him, and you'll surely see that it's kind of ridiculous how good he really is and he's that good every single instant he's onscreen.
May 15, 2019
8
It's a pretty aimless story, but in the best way possible. And, unsurprisingly, the acting is great.
Nov 17, 2018
6
Funny at times but not what I expected from a Chuck Lorre comedy. Also, somebody should tell Michael Douglas that he looks absolutely awful with the scruffy beard. He looks like a homeless man and about 10 years older than he really is. I think the character he plays thinks the look is “young” but the character is also suppose to be smart and anybody that smart should be able to look in the mirror and realize how crappy he looks! Both Alan Arkin and Douglas are great in their parts as one would expect from them. Arkin especially good and might even be in line for an Emmy. I will continue watching as it is a pleasant show but so far, nothing spectacular.
Jun 1, 2021
1
Good until they start.ripping on republicans therefore **** show would not rerun it.
Nov 19, 2018
1
Was that Himmler 'joke' really appropriate or funny? All the anti-semitic references in this show do something other than laugh at Jewish tradition in a healthy way, they create denigration and hatred from unaffiliated, uneducated people of Jewish extraction. Michael Douglas is not Jewish and his Himmler joke is repulsive.
