Huff
SHOWTIME | Release Date: November 7, 2004
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
VarietyBrian LowryJan 28, 2014
Season 1 Review: seven episodes in, I'm still not entirely sure what it's "about," in a big-picture sense. That Huff manages to stay interesting says something about its topnotch cast and occasional surprises, though at times the writing risks becoming too precious for its own good. All told, it's something less than the water-cooler show the network is seeking. Read full review
60
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 2 Review: Against everything else available to viewers, "Huff" is premium cable-grade content without the "wows" that justify the extra expense. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
Season 2 Review: The language in "Huff" is still graphic and foul. What redeems it, as always, is the artful acting and occasional small scenes of quiet beauty. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyGillian FlynnJun 18, 2013
Season 1 Review: What we have here is a kinda-family-sitcom-semi-midlife-dramedy-medical show. The actors almost make the mishmash work. ... But for each understated scene comes a preening please-discuss-by-the-water-cooler moment. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJan 28, 2014
Season 1 Review: Huff is not a bad show, it just doesn't feel sufficiently new. Both structurally and thematically, it shares some similarities to the more outrageous and, frankly, more fun "Nip/Tuck" on FX. [7 Nov 2004, p.TV-5]
50
New York Daily NewsDavid BianculliJan 28, 2014
Season 1 Review: For every talented performer or performance, there's one that doesn't quite work. For every scene that hits the right comedic or dramatic tone, there's another that tries too hard, tells too much or falls too flat. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 2 Review: [It is] a mess of unconvincing drama, and the acting veers from magnificent to quite poor. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 2 Review: "Huff" got too heavy, and too predictable in its moroseness. Lying on the couch for more seems unnecessarily depressing. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 2 Review: The second flight of episodes shares much with year one -- showy [performances] tethered to uneven writing and a less-defined premise than those of other top pay TV dramas. Read full review
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