Lucky 7
ABC | Release Date: September 24, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
11
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Uncle BarkyEd BarkSep 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: For now, Lucky 7 is a grabber with strong potential for further viewer investment. Read full review
75
Washington PostHank StueverSep 13, 2013
Season 1 Review: I’m immediately impressed with Lucky 7's ensemble cast and how quickly the story drew me in and hinted at some further mysteries. Read full review
70
Miami HeraldGlenn GarvinSep 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: There’s also plenty of good writing and acting in the drama Lucky 7, though to exactly what purpose is difficult to say. Read full review
67
NewsdayDiane WertsSep 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Lucky 7 might offer more to like than authentic texture of place, race, personality and workplace emotions. Read full review
60
Under The RadarCody Ray ShaferSep 26, 2013
Season 1 Review: The concept is predictable, but not tired. The cast is relatable, and the dilemmas are thought-provoking without being heavy-handed. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleySep 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: Lucky 7 tries to cram a lot of diverse drama into one show. Its challenge will be doing story lines clearly and well rather than zipping all over the map. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubBrandon NowalkSep 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: In spite of the undercooked ideas, there’s reason to hope. Read full review
50
Zap2it (Inside the Box)Rick PorterSep 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's hardly the worst show of the fall, but it never really lands. Read full review
50
TimeJames PoniewozikSep 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: There’s a well-intentioned flatness to the money-changes-everything stories so far. Read full review
50
HitfixAlan SepinwallSep 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: I found the characters forgettable, and the pilot as a whole--which mostly focuses on the characters' depressing, overwhelmed everyday lives pre-jackpot, along with flashforwards suggesting what a pain the money will turn out to be--weirdly stressful. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenSep 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: While there are some things to recommend about Lucky 7--the fresh faces in a cast of mostly unknown, diverse actors--the show is also one of those frustrating series where every character is desperate and too many of them make bad choices. Read full review
40
HollywoodChicago.comBrian TallericoSep 26, 2013
Season 1 Review: Lucky 7 is a soap opera, and it’s not a very well-crafted one. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraSep 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: It would have been much more promising if creators David Zabel and Jason Richman had chosen subtlety, which they did not. Instead, we have the disparate and desperate characters that always seem to fuel this sort of show. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerSep 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: An annoyingly manipulative drama. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowrySep 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: For a show like this to work, ultimately, the characters have to take hold and be able to move viewers beyond the initial set-up. But if the pilot is any indication, these folks don’t fill the bill. Read full review
37
USA TodayRobert BiancoSep 23, 2013
Season 1 Review: Ineptness reigns, starting with the jumpy, shaky, hideously annoying camerawork and the show's enough-already flashback structure, and carrying through to the tediousness of its characters and concept. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushSep 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: Lucky 7 fails to loosen up these sentimentalized working stiffs into anything resembling fully rounded characters, and wish fulfillment soon turned into a wish that I was watching something else. Read full review
25
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardSep 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: There are few surprises here and even fewer reasons to tune in. Read full review
20
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandSep 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: Suffice it to say that I predict Lucky 7 will be the season's first cancellation. Read full review
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