Crisis in Six Scenes

2016
6.6| 0h30m| TV-PG| en
Synopsis

A comedy that takes place in the 1960s during turbulent times in the United States when a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down.

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Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.
Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
magistrellimark I stayed away from this one, having read Woody's dismissive comments about the project (not to mention the generally lukewarm-to-negative critical reviews). So I was taken aback to discover "Crisis in Six Scenes" is actually solid latter-day Allen. While the plot is predictable, it serves as a sufficiently effective frame for Woody's always delightful dialogue. The Old Man's still got it.
tishacp From word go this series read as pure satire to me. This isn't about the sixties. It's about today set in in the sixties. I've read several other reviews and apparently I'm the only one who focused in on this. In fact, no one else even mentioned it. Am I really the only one? Half the dialogue is, yes, shout-outs to the sixties, but half the dialogue is also straight out of our recent presidential primary and election. I think if people approach this show as a political commentary rather than a comedy it will read much funnier. Just a suggestion.Woody Allen feels as clunky as always and certainly this is not a comfortable venue for Allen in storytelling. Still, they're hitting us over our heads with quotes straight out of the Bernie Sander's campaign speeches and everyone is talking about less-than-subtle parallels with Salinger. We get the Salinger connection but not the Bernie Sanders ones? Were it many months or years past this monstrous political year we just experienced (and are still experiencing,) I might understand this. In our current political space in time, however, I'm surprised to see this element dismissed.If that's really the case, then personally, I think we need a lot more headbanging. Anything but subtle correlations with just how far backward we have gone in this country should be the only thing allowed...if it's a satirical political commentary you're after, that is. Probably, that's not what anyone was expecting from Woody Allen, including Allen. But that's how nearly every scene of this series read to me.Tishacp
Snoopy1 I'm a Woody Allen fan, but I wasn't sure what to expect when I read some of the reviews. Now that I'm finished, I honestly can say that I don't understand why this got slammed by the critics. Is it on the level of Annie Hall? Of course not. But I thought it was an enjoyable way to spend a few hours. Woody Allen's character is very Woody Allen and fun to watch him fumbling around. Elaine May and her gaggle of book club friends are amusing, but the funniest scene is with Trooper Mike in the last episode.I think the weak point is probably Miley Cyrus. I just didn't buy her as Lenny.
woosterek100 I love Elaine May. I could listen to her read a grocery list and die laughing. I love Woody Allen. His movies are wonderful. After three episodes I had to stop watching this. The characters all seem uncomfortable with their characters and with each other. May and Allen seem somewhat unsteady and frailer than usual. Miley Cyrus is not a particularly nuanced actress and struggles with Woody Allen's dialogue. I wanted to love this - it has all the right elements, but it just doesn't seem to click. On the plus side, all of the turmoil and angst of the Sixties is beautifully rendered. The young people are ready for change, and the older generation is bewildered and unsure of how to deal with it. This series is not terrible by any means, but it just didn't work for me.