Lie to Me
FOX | Release Date: January 21, 2009
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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PopMattersCynthia Fuchs
Season 3 Review: It's through such visual devices that Lie to Me repeatedly aligns viewers with Lightman's view. In much the same way, the show frequently cuts to commercials via photos of celebrities looking variously guilty according to FACS, so that you might recognize the expressions Lightman describes, and so feel that you can see what he sees. Read full review
50
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: I found Fox's Lie to Me, about a brilliant deception expert, to be predictable, standard fare. Read full review
50
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: Lie to Me isn't terrible. From what I've seen so far, it's like "The DaVinci Code," in that it's something full of riveting information unfortunately wrapped around a dopey story and characters who should be in love with each other but aren't. Read full review
50
PopMattersCynthia Fuchs
Season 1 Review: Lie to Me offers well-designed (and repeatedly, very white) interiors, utterly formulaic scripting, and familiar characters. Read full review
50
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: If Lie to Me wants to elevate itself above all the other shows like it, it not only needs to beef up the quality of its mysteries, but to spend more time focusing on these unexpected downsides of the power to live a life of absolute truths. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily Nussbaum
Season 1 Review: The show is slack and often phony and stuffed with TV clichés, but the science is wildly fun, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a big hit. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: There surely have been worse hours on primetime, but seldom has there been one more predictable--not in the resolution of the cases, necessarily, but in every beat surrounding them. Read full review
40
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: I bought into Ekman's ideas so immediately that I found myself looking at my watch as Lightman and company tried to persuade others. In the TV critic business, this is known as Not a Good Sign. Read full review
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