Kings of South Beach
A&E | Release Date: March 12, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
1
Negative:
5

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: The dialog is crisply Pileggi, natch, but it's the flavor of South Beach, the most exciting American city in the 1990's (before the tourists realized that it was safe to go back in the water) that's captured precisely. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)John Leonard
Season 1 Review: [It] telegraphs its most important punch too early on, and the rest is loud music, strobe lights, nose candy, and debauched dancing. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: More attention [is] paid to recreating the glam disco milieu than to developing character. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Season 1 Review: Unfortunately, this flick is far more interested in hot bods than an arresting story. Read full review
20
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: Wahlberg is winningly sincere and yet sneaky.... But the lazy, simplistic script plays more like an episode of a second-rate crime series. Read full review
10
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: A giant bore. Read full review
10
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: It all feels wan, tired and painfully predictable, with scant dimension for either Gedrick or Wahlberg to mine beyond the tough-guy sneers. Read full review
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