Army Wives
Lifetime | LIFETIME-TW | Release Date: June 3, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: The writing's crisp and the acting is first-rate. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: A tightly woven, watchable melodrama that connects an eclectic but friendly bunch of women through maybe the only thing they could possibly have in common: being married to the military. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyAdam Markovitz
Season 1 Review: An earnest soap about women who are scrappy, sensitive, and stoic. [1 Jun 2007, p.64]
75
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: A satisfyingly meaty drama. [11 Jun 2007, p.41]
70
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: The show succeeds on a number of levels and builds on a well-crafted premise pilot. Read full review
70
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: The intimate moments have a gutsy realness, and the central characterizations are bedrock enough to sell us through the stereotypes. Read full review
70
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: "Army Wives" is a series that sucks you in on the strength of its characters. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: With a little tweaking, the series just as easily could be set in some large corporation, or on a college campus, and engage most of the same interpersonal issues — what women do for men and for one another. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: "Army Wives" is better than it has any right to be. Read full review
60
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: “Army Wives” is by no means a perfect show, but there’s a lot of potential material in the lives of these women. Read full review
60
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: While lacking the satirical humor of "Housewives" and the edge of "Unit," the show is serviceable in its storytelling, quite well-done in its production and better than well-done in its acting. Read full review
60
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Television needs a stronger series on the subject, and military families deserve something better. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: If you like Lifetime, you'll probably love this one. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: The obvious, soapy stories plod along at a too-languid pace, leaving talented actors in their wake. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: A stereotypical sudser that wants to be "From Here to Eternity" but feels like "All My Children: Military Edition." Read full review
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