Scandal has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.

“Two thumbs down from hell.”
Scandal
Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
An absolute cinematic disaster.
Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.
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Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.
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Scandal confuses "subtle" with "the cast forgot to act".
Even the popcorn looked bored during Scandal.
Scandal is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
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The cinematography in Scandal is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Director clearly thought Scandal was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Scandal?
Honestly, Scandal would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
Unpopular opinion: Scandal is the most overrated film of the decade
Everyone praising the Scandal performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
