Good Behavior
TNT | Release Date: November 15, 2016
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydNov 14, 2016
Season 1 Review: The action stays life-sized and plausible; the talk is largely crisp, rarely overripe. Read full review
80
Washington PostHank StueverNov 14, 2016
Season 1 Review: The true accomplishment of Good Behavior, created by Chad Hodge and Blake Crouch (based on Crouch’s novel), is that none of this seems as hokey as it sounds. Dockery digs deep and gives a frenetic and often moving performance. Read full review
75
Uncle BarkyEd BarkNov 15, 2016
Season 1 Review: Good Behavior so far is a work in progress with two leads who show considerable promise in terms of making it all work. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubGwen IhnatNov 15, 2016
Season 1 Review: Good Behavior surrounds its star with so much deep and heady dramatics; dark, foreboding settings; and an ample and able supporting cast that it might actually last a while. Read full review
75
The Lincoln Journal StarJeff KorbelikNov 14, 2016
Season 1 Review: Not only is Raines a crook, but she’s an alcoholic and an addict. It takes some getting used to seeing Dockery in this role. Botto, though, is perfect, suave and sinister as the hitman. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonNov 14, 2016
Season 1 Review: Good Behavior is both a caper drama and a dark romance, and Dockery and Botto sizzle together. Read full review
75
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesChuck BarneyNov 10, 2016
Season 1 Review: Dockery’s rousing chameleonic performance, along with the tension-filled interplay she has with Botto, are enough to have us hoping that Good Behavior will ultimately be as good as it can be. Read full review
70
SalonMelanie McFarlandNov 14, 2016
Season 1 Review: Dockery and Botto have heat to spare, and troubling as Letty and Javier’s partnership may be, the actors’ performances make us believe that the two have enough in common for the plot to evolve into a standout narrative. Read full review
70
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertNov 14, 2016
Season 1 Review: Their [Michelle Dockery and Juan Diego Botto] chemistry--both between the characters and the actors--is formidable. ... [But] It’s hard to figure out how Hodge and Crouch will make the show’s central relationship work more comfortably and believably moving forward. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredMitchel BroussardNov 14, 2016
Season 1 Review: Good Behavior is entertaining in its own shaggy way and, at the very least, a solid addition to a network whose one-hour drama track record has otherwise been somewhat spotty. Read full review
70
Yahoo TVKen TuckerNov 14, 2016
Season 1 Review: Letty may be a hot mess, but she’s an essentially decent person--why, she even listens to self-help tapes to try and psych herself into leading a better life. But if you let the show carry you along--especially into the strong second episode, directed by Carl Franklin--you may find yourself rooting for these antiheroes. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanNov 7, 2016
Season 1 Review: Good Behavior kicks off as maybe the best drama pilot TNT has produced since Southland, while Dockery's new direction as a bad girl is wonderfully realized--and a very welcome relief for anyone tired of the reserved Lady Mary. ... But more than anything, Good Behavior's pivotal fourth episode will need to address how Letty and Javier stay together and why--and it can't take place in a car with a fading battery. If there's a convincing way to keep these two connected, Good Behavior could really be something for TNT. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyJeff JensenNov 7, 2016
Season 1 Review: Letty's evolving rapport with Javier is intriguing, and Dockery and Botto generate sufficient chemistry. Good Behavior is good enough. Whether it can be something better is a story to be told. [11 Nov 2016, p.50] Read full review
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