Hawaii Five-0
CBS | Release Date: September 20, 2010
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
11
Negative:
1
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60
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: The story and the chemistry work, but periodically the action feels rushed, as if we all know the drill and we might as well get it over with. Future episodes may correct that, because they'll need less setup work. Read full review
60
PopMattersChris Conaton
Season 1 Review: That effort to seem "contemporary" carries over into the plot too: the new task force has "immunity" from the Governor to do whatever it takes to catch the bad guys, the better to keep up with shows like 24, one presumes. They aren't just detectives, they're a special arm of the law that doesn't have to adhere to "procedure" and "regulations." Read full review
60
The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Season 1 Review: This is a treatise on personalities rather than systems, its bantering sensibility recalling something more along the lines of "Ocean's Eleven" than "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." Read full review
60
The Huffington PostMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Yet despite the dude-tastic charisma that Caan brings to Danno, I can't quite see a reason to watch Hawaii Five-0 again, given that each week, the stories will probably feel like something we've already seen on 'NCIS,' 'NCIS Los Angeles' or any number of the 'CSIs.' Bad guys will be caught, the team shall be triumphant. Rinse and repeat. Read full review
50
Slant MagazinePeter Swanson
Season 1 Review: Hopefully the hyperactive series will mellow into a slightly less frenetic version of itself--out of budget necessity, if nothing else. Read full review
50
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: It's TV at its least challenging, but it has an incredibly gorgeous setting, a pre-sold concept, a cushy time slot, a solid supporting cast and a starmaking turn by Caan. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: Hawaii Five-O is nothing but entertainment. It's eye candy. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Still, the raw materials--from the island setting to the underused Kim and Park--have more potential than punch in the pilot, resulting in just another crime procedural with a nifty blue-sky backdrop. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: CBS remakes Hawaii Five-0 as just another piece of turn-your-brain-off escapist fare, a loud, action-packed pilot with little heart and less humor. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: As remakes usually are, Five-0 is too contrived. Read full review
40
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: O'Loughlin's American accent has long proved a hindrance, tending to leave him sounding flat and wooden, but he's hardly helped by the writing, which makes even the far more talented Smart sound not so smart, or the plotting, which is dark, and not in a good way. Read full review
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