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Criminal Minds
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Inner Beauty

  • Episode aired Apr 13, 2016
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 40m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.7K
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Joe Mantegna in Criminal Minds (2005)
Criminal Minds: Inner Beauty
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  • Crime
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The team go to Sacramento, CA to find an unsub mutilating the faces of his recovering addict victims found in enclosed bodies of water. Even Rossi, who has to choose between spending time wi... Read allThe team go to Sacramento, CA to find an unsub mutilating the faces of his recovering addict victims found in enclosed bodies of water. Even Rossi, who has to choose between spending time with his grandson and work, joins them.The team go to Sacramento, CA to find an unsub mutilating the faces of his recovering addict victims found in enclosed bodies of water. Even Rossi, who has to choose between spending time with his grandson and work, joins them.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Alec Smight
  • Writers
    • Jeff Davis
    • Haben Merker
    • Erik Stiller(staff writer)
  • Stars
    • Joe Mantegna
    • Matthew Gray Gubler
    • A.J. Cook
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  • Director
    • Alec Smight
  • Writers
    • Jeff Davis
    • Haben Merker
    • Erik Stiller(staff writer)
  • Stars
    • Joe Mantegna
    • Matthew Gray Gubler
    • A.J. Cook
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    • 1User review
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  • Videos2

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    Criminal Minds: Tanks
    Criminal Minds: Inner Beauty
    Trailer 0:53
    Criminal Minds: Inner Beauty

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    Joe Mantegna and A.J. Cook in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Joe Mantegna in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Joe Mantegna in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Aisha Tyler in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Joe Mantegna and A.J. Cook in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Aisha Tyler, and Matthew Gray Gubler in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Joe Mantegna in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Kirsten Vangsness in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Joe Mantegna and Sheryl Lee Ralph in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Joe Mantegna and Sheryl Lee Ralph in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Joe Mantegna and Sheryl Lee Ralph in Criminal Minds (2005)
    Kirsten Vangsness in Criminal Minds (2005)

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    Joe Mantegna
    Joe Mantegna
    • David Rossi
    Matthew Gray Gubler
    Matthew Gray Gubler
    • Dr. Spencer Reid
    A.J. Cook
    A.J. Cook
    • Jennifer Jareau
    Kirsten Vangsness
    Kirsten Vangsness
    • Penelope Garcia
    Thomas Gibson
    Thomas Gibson
    • Aaron Hotchner
    Sheryl Lee Ralph
    Sheryl Lee Ralph
    • Hayden Montgomery
    Devon Gummersall
    Devon Gummersall
    • Joseph Berzon
    Katie Fountain
    Katie Fountain
    • Danielle Steinhardt
    Marlon Young
    Marlon Young
    • Detective Jon Roberts
    Dan J. Johnson
    Dan J. Johnson
    • Shawn Struthers
    Rebecca Metz
    Rebecca Metz
    • Dr. Sandra Lee
    Aisha Tyler
    Aisha Tyler
    • Dr. Tara Lewis
    Tudor Munteanu
    Tudor Munteanu
    • Isaac Henry
    Darrel Cherney
    Darrel Cherney
    • Nat Daniels
    Carla Betz
    Carla Betz
    • Angie Katz
    Rachel Lockhart
    Rachel Lockhart
    • Sarah Sherwood
    Roberto Montesinos
    Roberto Montesinos
    • Neighbor
    Seth Coltan
    Seth Coltan
    • Building Super
    • Director
      • Alec Smight
    • Writers
      • Jeff Davis
      • Haben Merker
      • Erik Stiller(staff writer) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Rossi plays catch with his grandson Kai, exclaiming at the end "Cubs win! Cubs win!" and Kai's father walks up to them, saying "Now that you've won the world series...." In real life, the Chicago Cubs would go on to win the world series on November 3, 2016.
    • Goofs
      When Rossi and JJ arrived at the first crime scene, there is a guy just behind them and the Police Line with sleeveless jeans shirt and then in the next scene you can see him again but across the street.
    • Quotes

      David Rossi: [opening quotation] "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." - James Baldwin

    • Soundtracks
      Theme from Criminal Minds
      Composed by Mark Mancina

    User reviews1

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    Top review
    3/10
    Another Season 11 episode to fall completely flat
    Generally, Season 11 has been hugely disappointing. It started off very promisingly with "The Job" and "The Witness" before going drastically downhill with "Till Death Do Us Part", briefly redeeming itself with the outstanding "Entropy".

    Well, also thought that "Beautiful Disaster" was better than given credit for, though Morgan's exit arc on the most part could have been much better handled with both "The Sandman" and especially "Derek" being lacking. "Inner Beauty" is not just one of the worst episodes of Season 11, this reviewer would go even further to say that it's one of the worst episodes of the whole show.

    It is very high in its production values, gets off to an effectively eerie start, Rossi's grandson is adorable and very likable (also love the chemistry between him and Rossi) and there is a touching exchange between Rossi and JJ. Sadly, that is the only praises this reviewer can give to "Inner Beauty".

    As with many of Season 11's episodes, "Inner Beauty" loses or completely forgets about what makes 'Criminal Minds' such compulsive viewing. Yet again there is too much of the unsub, who is also revealed too early which takes away from any tension or suspense (only the beginning of the episode shows any kind of atmosphere). And yet again, there is nowhere near enough of the BAU or the team dynamic, with Hotch so underused he is practically invisible, JJ looking completely lost and Reid also having very little to do.

    The most interesting member of the team this time around is Rossi. Unfortunately the episode does focus too much on him and the situation between his ex-wife, which was far too mawkish and distracted from the rest of the episode. Also really didn't care for the ex-wife character either, she is so smug and self-righteous that it was impossible to warm to her and her excuse for her actions were not buyable for a second.

    Having a lot of focus on the unsub may have worked if the unsub and the story was interesting. However, the story is not intriguing at all and it's very clear that the show has run out of ideas, it is a story and concept that has been done to death in previous episodes of the show and much better. It is dealt with in a very dull and un-tense and un-suspenseful fashion, and spoilt even further by the murders and modus operandi being far too cruel and gratuitously gruesome (a very similar problem with "Awake"). This also completely diminishes any kind of sympathy for the unsub, the situation indicates that we should feel sympathy for him but because his crimes are so sickening you can't do it.

    'Criminal Minds' acting is not usually a problem, but unfortunately only Joe Mantegna and the boy playing his grandson stand out. Aisha Tyler is dull, stiff and limited, the actress playing Rossi's ex-wife rubs one up the wrong way, AJ Cook looks lost and Matthew Gray Gubler and Thomas Gibson are too underused to shine.

    In summary, a disappointing and completely flat episode. 3/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Aug 17, 2016

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    • Release date
      • April 13, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • The Mark Gordon Company
      • CBS Television Studios
      • ABC Signature
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    • Runtime
      40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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