'The Many Saints of Newark' Reviews: Here's What Critics Are Saying About 'The Sopranos' Prequel
A Disappointment
Washington Post critic Inkoo Kang called the film "disappointingly eager to please."
prevnextMe reading the meh reviews for “The Many Saints Of Newark” after I bought my ticket to see it in the movie theater instead of on HBO Max at home pic.twitter.com/6kRlYuwzi3
— Clem (@TheClemReport) October 1, 2021
Mixed Reviews
The opinions on The Many Saints of Newark were decidedly mixed, some critics were fans. YouTuber Shaurya Chawla said "If you're a fan of The Sopranos, rejoice cause THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK is the gabagool you ordered. It's got the makings of a varsity athlete too (for the most part)."
prevnextmfw i see a bad review of The Many Saints of Newark pic.twitter.com/sNTM3p9GB4
— socialist sopranos memes (@gabagoolmarx) September 23, 2021
Lots of Opinions
Glen Kenny wrote on RogerEbert.com that "It's been a while since I've experienced a cinematic disappointment on the level of The Many Saints of Newark."
prevnextThe Many Saints of Newark is a solid and fan-friendly prequel to the classic HBO series, even if it does try to add too much to the Sopranos Universe.
Our review: https://t.co/uzhcuxBiZ0 pic.twitter.com/QB9tExqSRg
— IGN (@IGN) September 24, 2021
Any Fresh Ideas?
"My review of The Many Saints of Newark: If it wasn't tied to The Sopranos, and every character had a different name, it would be critically & universally panned," wrote critic Danny Bags. "It's a story we heard a million times, and not well told. But, Vera Farmiga is good 7.3/10."
prevnextI review #TheManySaintsofNewark for @WhatsOnFuture, which is a mixed bag and would work better as a limited series https://t.co/Hf2OmrRhP0
— Emma Fraser (@frazbelina) September 30, 2021
For The 'Sopranos' Superfans
The general consensus seems to be that The Many Saints of Newark isn't reinventing the wheel, but it is a worthy outing for Sopranos superfans.
prevThe Many Saints Of Newark is NOT Sopranos or Godfather nor should it be. Lol at reviews holding it to those standards. I enjoyed it for departing from the show. Good acting. Good soundtrack. Michael Gandolfini did his dad justice. Solid for me. Theme gets me EVERY time. 😭😂😂 pic.twitter.com/BjRsuU50Ed
— MorrisBLifting (@MorrisBai_) October 1, 2021