Just Legal

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Season 1
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21

Critic Reviews

  1. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: David Zurawik
    80
    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.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    75
    These attorneys quickly become characters, not just caricatures, and make "Just Legal" very easy to enjoy.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    75
    There is something extraordinarily appealing about the show's central pair.
  5. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    70
    The plotting is OK, the dialogue is better and the two leads are appealing.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    70
    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.
  7. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Samantha Bornemann
    70
    Sure, this has all been done before, but familiarity doesn't make Just Legal any less fun.
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    70
    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.
  9. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    63
    There's promise here, as long as it gets grittier and funnier, and doesn't descend into bombast.

Awards & Rankings

42
#42 Best TV Season of 2005
22
#22 Most Discussed TV Season of 2005

User Reviews

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User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 66 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 66
  3. Negative: 5 out of 66
  1. DebbieF.
    Sep 25, 2007
    10
    Please bring "Just Legal" back, my husband and I both liked the show very much.
  2. JenniferR.
    Sep 19, 2007
    10
    The show is great. PLEASE bring it back. Email me when it is scheduled. I check the t.v. guide everyday to see if it's on. Thank you.
  3. CHRISTOPHERG
    Apr 24, 2007
    10
    i loved the show it pissed me off when i found out it was canseled. there so much garbage on tv and when something go comes on without tits i loved the show it pissed me off when i found out it was canseled. there so much garbage on tv and when something go comes on without tits and ass it gets canseled. BRING IT BACK----BRING IT BACK--NOW… Full Review »
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