• Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 22, 2006
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 22
  2. Negative: 6 out of 22

Critic Reviews

  1. It's an entertaining enough diversion if you're not expecting much.
  2. 60
    It's worth keeping an eye on the show, in case it finds somewhere to go that's both intricate and unusual.
  3. A caper that's as clever and grandiose as any TV series has presented in a long time. And fun.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    58
    An hour of snide cleverness--especially one in which you can predict all the plot twists--gets tired fast. [24 Mar 2006, p.59]
  5. 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.
  6. 50
    In between the sardonic wisecracks and tangled storytelling, it's easy to lose interest.
  7. Although we are meant to regard its dishonest protagonists as the epitome of contemporary cool, they come off as self-satisfied and pretentious.
  8. Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    40
    [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."
  9. 40
    The flippant tone grows tiresome and clashes with harrowing bursts of violence.
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 64
  2. Negative: 7 out of 64
  1. philh
    Oct 24, 2006
    10
    I tuned in every single week!! The acting was on point and it was truely unquie show withall the good stuff thats good tv man!!!!! bring it back!!!!
  2. katies
    Oct 23, 2006
    9
    what happened?? the reviews were ok- the show was good- the people were buzzing about it....what happened to it?
  3. cbby
    Aug 22, 2006
    7
    I think they discontinued this show midseason, but I hope I am wrong and that there is a second season. I think this show was a good I think they discontinued this show midseason, but I hope I am wrong and that there is a second season. I think this show was a good idea-stealing stuff in Beverly Hills. Great show. Watched every episode. Also has a lot of cliffhangers that make you want to watch the next episode. Full Review »