Movie Review: Firefly Lane (2021)
This is an original Netflix series about true love but not the regular kind. It’s the love between 2 friends named Tully and Kate. Tully and Kate meet as young girls on Firefly Lane and become inseparable friends throughout 30 years of ups and downs.
The critical reception for this show is proof that professional critics fail at their jobs. This show was amazing. I found it difficult to stop watching it. It has artistry and a profound message without being high brow or heavy handed in putting it in your face or cramming it down your throat. And above all, it had an interesting story with believable, multifaceted characters. Characters whose plight the show did an excellent job at making the audience care about and invest in emotionally.
For everyone who has googled this show and seen the 40-something percent Rotten Tomato rating that pops up at the top of the results, I urge you to dig further. Go to the actual rotten tomato page and look at the audience score. At time of writing, it sits at a highly watchable 70 percent.
This show, based on its genre and target demographic, was already something I was highly skeptical about enjoying. If I had only looked at the aggregated critics’ scores, I would never have given it a chance. And having binged all of the first season, I can safely say that it would have been my loss. This show is awesome. Watch it.