Against the Grain
NBC | Release Date: October 1, 1993
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Orlando SentinelGreg DawsonJul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: The title of this feel-good drama is an unintended irony. Against the Grain is anything but. It goes with the grain, gently stroking the viewer with predictable storytelling and heartland homilies. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesLon GrahnkeJul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: A wholesome family saga loaded with positive role models, the NBC series turns what could have been a 1993 version of "The Last Picture Show" into an idealized fantasy about an inspirational "local legend" who revitalizes a losing team that was "the pride of Texas" 20 years ago. [1 Oct 1993]
40
Los Angeles TimesHoward RosenbergJul 3, 2014
Season 1 Review: Although its inconsistencies begin to spread gratingly as it heads into its second half hour, "Against the Grain" is fairly pleasant viewing until it impales itself on its artificial, unrealistically giddy ending. Read full review
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