Being Mary Jane
BET | BET - Black Entertainment Television | Release Date: January 7, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayAug 15, 2023
Season 1 Review: A strong supporting cast includes Margaret Avery as her sick and often fretful mother, Richard Roundtree as her father and Lisa Vidal as her producer and friend, Kara. But it's Union's commitment to all the craziness in her character's life (including sex in all the wrong places, with all the wrong people) that's likely to make Being Mary Jane my newest guilty pleasure. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: Thematically ambitious with a strong and nuanced cast, Being Mary Jane, which stars Gabrielle Union, combines daytime television talking points with cable-worthy character depth. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: Being Mary Jane is a film for grownups. A good film for grownups. Read full review
75
NewsdayDiane WertsAug 15, 2023
Season 1 Review: Being Mary Jane has been formulated for being fascinating. Now comes the follow-through. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: The series, created by Mara Brock Akil, works for a number of reasons, including Union's performance as a very credible contemporary woman. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Margaret LyonsAug 15, 2023
Season 1 Review: There are so many familiar ideas and stories in BMJ that it's easy to miss some of the show's more daring and interesting moments. Mercifully, though, they're in there. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian LowryAug 15, 2023
Season 1 Review: What makes it all work, moderately, is Union, who manages to portray Mary Jane as relatable, sexy and vulnerable, without being a saint or goody-two-shoes. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJon CaramanicaAug 15, 2023
Season 1 Review: Both the summer movie and Tuesday’s premiere feature plot points so severe and odd that they destabilize the show’s narrative. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyJessica ShawJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: Gabrielle Union is by far the best thing about this single-lady-in-search-of-a-life drama.... Alas, the sluggish pacing and ridiculous dialogue send the show down the drain. [31 Jan/7 Feb 2014, p.96] Read full review
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