Reunion
FOX | Release Date: September 8, 2005
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
12
Negative:
7

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: A show so unusual in its format and plot that it will rival both "Lost" and "24" in creativity and "The O.C." in its character development. Read full review
80
Cleveland Plain DealerMark Dawidziak
Season 1 Review: Although "Reunion" has its labored and lackluster moments, it is an admirable attempt to try something a little different with traditional prime-time formats. Give this one major innovation points. Read full review
80
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Sharply written and acted. Read full review
75
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: Both fun and unexpected. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: Although it will be hard to match "The O.C.'s" ratings, particularly against the blockbuster competition of the time period ("The Apprentice" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"), the "Reunion" pilot offers a more intriguing and creative form of entertainment. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: Evoking the era is one thing "Reunion" does very well. Involving you in the plot and characters, as well as the gimmick, isn't. Read full review
63
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: The show could be compelling, especially if the cast pulls off two decades' worth of aging. [12 Sep 2005, p.46]
60
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Even as you laugh at the clunky dialogue, cringe at the large hair, get annoyed by wardrobe stylists who think that the "Miami Vice" look was still hip in 1986, you will get sucked in to "Reunion's" murder mystery. Read full review
60
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Most of the time, Reunion traffics in pained glances, portentous dialogue and life-altering lies. That approach can be addictive, if done with flair. Reunion comes through on that score only sporadically. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: The actors are appealing and well cast, but their characters are quite basic, borrowed shamelessly from Brat Pack movies of the mid-80's. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Season 1 Review: This clever idea mostly bombs. [7 Oct 2005, p.61]
50
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: All this foolishness is encased in an intriguing concept. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: "Reunion" has more dishonest heartstring tugs than a John Hughes movie sliced up on AMC and filled with Hallmark ads. And the emotional heavy lifting makes people forget that the actual writing -- in this case, an overdose of voice-over narration -- is sleight, cloying and transparent. Read full review
50
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: It's an intriguing concept, but people don't watch concepts. They watch shows. And as a show, Reunion doesn't amount to nearly enough. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalAmy Finnerty
Season 1 Review: An escapist, absurdist universe of barely credible plots, stellar GPAs and flawless faces. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield
Season 1 Review: Graft a "Big Chill"-like premise onto a stiff yet sudsy soap opera and you still have a stiff yet sudsy soap opera. Read full review
40
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: There's nothing particularly fresh about the visual approach, the writing is only serviceable and the plotlines -- a pregnancy, a drunken-driving accident, love found and lost -- are straight out of TV Writing 101. Read full review
40
SlateDana Stevens
Season 1 Review: Reunion doesn't seem to get how important character is to carrying a show. Read full review
40
The A.V. Club
Season 1 Review: Solving the mystery may not be worth suffering through stiff acting, howler dialogue, and corny era-specific references that clutter up each installment. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)John Leonard
Season 1 Review: For anybody to care, college will have to make these crybaby characters a lot more interesting than they are now. Read full review
30
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: The problem with "Reunion" is that beyond the show's gimmick, there's not much to draw viewers in. The characters lack depth and personality and the situations are -- yawn -- overly familiar. Read full review
30
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: The script is laden with corny dialogue, and the plot is predicated upon ridiculous strains in credulity -- to say nothing of the acting. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: None of it is particularly convincing. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: The idea is inventive and almost makes me want to keep watching, except I already did and I couldn't handle the awkward bad choices characters made. Read full review
10
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: [It] isn't very good at all, even for a frothy nighttime serial. Read full review
10
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: It's hard to imagine that viewers will be dying to learn which graduate kicks the bucket on "Reunion," mainly because none of them gives the appearance of being, or ever having been, alive. Read full review
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