Raines
NBC | Release Date: March 15, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
13
Negative:
4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: "Raines" not only deserves an audience - with any luck at all, it deserves a renewal, and a firm spot on NBC's fall schedule. Read full review
75
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: Yes, the premise may be decidedly derivative, but it's all in the witty execution. Read full review
75
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: While this all sounds fresh, don't think for a minute you're going to be seeing anything that hasn't been re-packaged before. Read full review
75
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Intriguing and involving, if sometimes odd for oddness' sake alone, Raines is a novel twist on one of TV's oldest formats: the single, super-intuitive detective. Read full review
70
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Goldblum’s thoughtful, enjoyable presence is — rather than the one saving grace of an otherwise tiresome procedural — the centerpiece of a generally well-crafted drama, one that’s sprinkled with loving nods to Raymond Chandler and “Double Indemnity.” Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: Working together, Goldblum and Craven create some of the most honest scenes in the genre. Read full review
70
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: "Raines" is both thoroughly conventional and thoroughly unconventional; in fact, it often revels in its conventionality. Read full review
70
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: An immensely enjoyable premiere. Read full review
70
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: Goldblum... gives the character of Raines a solid and gratifying humanity, enough to lift "just another" cop opera into a considerably more rarefied realm. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: As close-ended procedurals go, "Raines" certainly offers an intriguing hook, but I'm not sure it's one with much staying power. Read full review
60
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: This is a series for people with a reasonably high TV IQ, but not a particularly challenging formula. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield
Season 1 Review: The show... doesn't seem to be aiming for anything higher than a comfortable middle ground, bypassing a chance to watch Goldblum send up our preconceived idea of Goldblum. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: One thing's for sure: Raines is weird. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
Season 1 Review: All of this might seem silly if it weren't for Mr. Goldblum. Read full review
50
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: An average, unoriginal series. Read full review
50
Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: Goldblum has a commanding presence that may overcome the ho-hum storylines and overdone talking-ghost motif. Read full review
50
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: It's a hallucinatory riff on an old noir tradition (is Raines being played for a sap by his own daydreams?), but the gimmick doesn't click. [19 Mar 2007, p.39]
50
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: "Raines" is one of those shows that are enjoyable time wasters if you don't know what else is available. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: The hallucination conceit is strange but not necessarily horrible.... The problem with “Raines” is that it tries too hard to be too many things at once. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: Nothing really wrong with Raines, but not much reason to watch, either. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)John Leonard
Season 1 Review: The show seems to take forever to get anywhere. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyAlynda Wheat
Season 1 Review: [It] makes Los Angeles look as dreary and sluggish as Goldblum's performance. [16 Mar 2007, p.65]
38
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: The script -- like the direction and acting -- is only half on. Read full review
30
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: Raines' conversations with the dead... aren't exactly riveting. Read full review
30
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: The hallucinatory gimmick can only do so much for the same old stories. Read full review
20
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: All this talent can't make the premise - a police detective talks to murder victims - work. Read full review
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