Prosecuting Casey Anthony
Lifetime | Release Date: January 19, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyJessica ShawJan 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: Even though you come away with no new insight into the case, the fine performances by Lowe,Revolution's Elizabeth Mitchell (as another prosecutor), and The Office's Oscar Nuñez (as Anthony's lawyer) make this TV movie far more compelling than you'd expect. Read full review
83
NewsdayVerne GayJan 18, 2013
Season 1 Review: A surprisingly revisionist take on one of the most controversial trials of the decade. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian LowryJan 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: The telepic has an old-fashioned quality, from building the movie around one of the ostensible good guys (Anthony, played by Virginia Welch, is featured only sparingly) to the prosecution assembling its case to the simple yet effective urgency of Richard Marvin's score. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJan 18, 2013
Season 1 Review: As actors, Lowe and Mitchell are burdened with shamelessly expository dialogue in which they must pretend to talk to each other when they're actually just explaining the case to viewers. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandJan 18, 2013
Season 1 Review: There isn't much suspense in the script, nor are there surprising revelations about what happened. Read full review
50
RedEyeCurt WagnerJan 18, 2013
Season 1 Review: While Prosecuting Casey Anthony does a decent job of re-creating the trial and media frenzy surrounding it, it fails to offer theories as to why the jury didn't convict her of murder. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydJan 22, 2013
Season 1 Review: None of this ever threatens to break into an interesting character study or story or examination of ideas. Read full review
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