Magic City
Starz | Release Date: April 6, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
11
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
30
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushApr 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: The writing telegraphs every trite and derivative twist, whether violent or sexual or some combination of the two to remind us this is pay cable and not some musty rerun. Read full review
30
Washington PostHank StueverApr 5, 2012
Season 1 Review: Magic City suffers from endless predictability and a lack of creative storytelling. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandApr 4, 2012
Season 1 Review: The plot is one telegraphed event after another, so that the only enjoyment to be found in sitting through this thing is timing when a blatantly preordained event will actually occur. Read full review
20
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzApr 9, 2012
Season 1 Review: The show is so enervating and undeservedly full of itself, and such an altogether depressing combination of brilliant production values and subpar drama, that I can't muster the necessary bile. Read full review
20
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanApr 6, 2012
Season 1 Review: Everything about Magic City shows a lack of depth, and the pacing is almost glacial. Read full review
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