Red Widow
ABC | Release Date: March 3, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
16
Negative:
3
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60
Zap2it (Inside the Box)Geoff BerkshireMar 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: Visnjic's smooth and mysterious turn in just a handful of scenes instantly emerges as the best thing Red Widow has going for it. That's either the sign of a series with fundamental flaws, or the roots of a show that will only get better as it goes. Read full review
58
Uncle BarkyEd BarkFeb 27, 2013
Season 1 Review: Red Widow isn't as compelling as Last Resort was in its early episodes. But it's appreciably better than those other two. Still, consumer confidence in Red Widow's staying power should be rightfully suspect at best. And in Sunday's second half, the premise already shows some signs of unraveling on the road to potential ridiculosity. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniMar 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: Yet, for all its exciting twists, Red Widow recycles too many gangster-movie cliches. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonMar 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: Adapted from a Dutch series that was surely better than this, Red Widow is trite and tedious. Read full review
50
Denver PostJoanne OstrowMar 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Executive producer Melissa Rosenberg has crafted an off-putting start to a series that may have worked better in the Netherlands. Read full review
50
SalonWilla PaskinMar 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: After two hours of Red Widow, I can tell it’s more watered down than it should be, but not if it’s watered down to the point of uselessness. If it can get at, to any extent, the way being a lawbreaking, badass, antiheroine might be fundamentally, complicatedly different from being a lawbreaking, badass, antihero I’ll keep watching. Read full review
50
New York PostLinda StasiFeb 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: [A] very silly mid-season drama. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryFeb 26, 2013
Season 1 Review: All told, there's enough here to stick around a little while, but this is one of those premises almost designed to strain plausibility over time. Read full review
42
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMar 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: Red Widow might leave you feeling blue over the waste of time and talent. Read full review
42
NewsdayVerne GayFeb 27, 2013
Season 1 Review: Marta as Mob Mom is not fully believable or recognizable or (for that matter) relatable on any level. Without empathy, this "red widow" is just plain dull. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraMar 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: ABC's high-aspiring but poorly executed Red Widow. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanMar 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: The odds are better that viewers will see Red Widow as a formula series trying desperately not to be a formula series. In the process, it's not very exciting. Or compelling. Read full review
40
The New York TimesMike HaleMar 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Red Widow has an interesting cast, over all, for a midseason replacement series. Unfortunately, the best performance in the premiere is given by Anson Mount as her husband. Enjoy it while you can. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertMar 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: If Red Widow were more psychologically twisty or more excessive and over-the-top, it could be more engaging. As it is, the show is ludicrous and not much fun. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyMar 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: [Red Widow] threatens to box its characters into a dead-end world from which viewers see no escape. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenFeb 27, 2013
Season 1 Review: Bland and toothless, this drama, about a woman who ends up working in organized crime, attempts to meld suburban mommy drama with a mob story but fails to come up with anything that’s remotely interesting to watch. Read full review
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