Heist
NBC | Release Date: March 22, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
9
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: It's an entertaining enough diversion if you're not expecting much. Read full review
60
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: It's worth keeping an eye on the show, in case it finds somewhere to go that's both intricate and unusual. Read full review
60
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: A caper that's as clever and grandiose as any TV series has presented in a long time. And fun. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyKen Tucker
Season 1 Review: An hour of snide cleverness--especially one in which you can predict all the plot twists--gets tired fast. [24 Mar 2006, p.59]
50
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: It may be that in the long run, "Heist" proves to be something you can admire simply for its pure entertainment value. But right now, it's a show that looks good on the surface but is empty at the core. Read full review
50
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: In between the sardonic wisecracks and tangled storytelling, it's easy to lose interest. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: Although we are meant to regard its dishonest protagonists as the epitome of contemporary cool, they come off as self-satisfied and pretentious. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: [The pilot] works a little too hard at establishing a fun-loving, "Swingers""Swingers"-type tone, though at least that represents something of an alternative to "CSI: NY" and ABC's new procedural "The Evidence." Read full review
40
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: The flippant tone grows tiresome and clashes with harrowing bursts of violence. Read full review
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