Hatfields & McCoys
The History Channel | Release Date: May 28, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMay 29, 2012
Season 1 Review: When Hatfields & McCoys slows down enough to develop its characters -- and it's fairly rudimentary character development -- the miniseries comes to life. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleMay 29, 2012
Season 1 Review: Hatfields & McCoys is a perfectly respectable piece of work, and probably better than we could have expected for a History mini-series....The mini-series's main problem is that six-hour running time. Read full review
60
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayMay 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: Interesting enough to justify six hours? Probably not. But for those who watch "Game of Thrones" and "Spartacus" for the high body counts, it offers plenty of action. Read full review
60
VarietyBrian LowryMay 24, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's potent enough--more in subject matter than execution--to deliver for History. Read full review
58
HitfixDaniel FienbergMay 30, 2012
Season 1 Review: While structurally sound, Ted Mann's script lacks the verbosity and filth and, unfortunately, subtext that he brought (with a healthy assist from David Milch) to "Deadwood." Read full review
58
NewsdayVerne GayMay 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: Violent and dull. Read full review
40
SalonWilla PaskinMay 29, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's got law and lawlessness duking it out against a backdrop of grime, guts and gravelly voices, but this is all served up humorlessly and laden with self-seriousness. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanMay 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: Somewhere around the three-hour mark, all you want to do is have both families line up opposite each other, pull the trigger and fade to black. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverMay 25, 2012
Season 1 Review: A lushly produced but ultimately unthrilling dramatic miniseries version of the story. Read full review
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