Just Legal
WB | The WB | Release Date: September 19, 2005
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Baltimore SunDavid Zurawik
Season 1 Review: Baruchel... plays Ross with a winningly earnest goofiness, while Johnson skillfully navigates the darkly comic territory of being over the hill and irritated by everything and everyone who reminds him of his glory days. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: These attorneys quickly become characters, not just caricatures, and make "Just Legal" very easy to enjoy. Read full review
75
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: There is something extraordinarily appealing about the show's central pair. Read full review
70
Chicago TribuneSid Smith
Season 1 Review: The plotting is OK, the dialogue is better and the two leads are appealing. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: If you can ignore for a moment a logical flaw that permeates the series, you'll find an absorbing, well-paced legal drama with both heart and attitude, not to mention cinematography good enough to carry the Jerry Bruckheimer imprimatur. Read full review
70
PopMattersSamantha Bornemann
Season 1 Review: Sure, this has all been done before, but familiarity doesn't make Just Legal any less fun. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: Mr. Johnson is surprisingly deft, and even at times poignant, in the part. Even when the plot and other characters turn cartoonish, he manages to strike a deeper chord. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: There's promise here, as long as it gets grittier and funnier, and doesn't descend into bombast. Read full review
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