Rosemary's Baby
NBC | Release Date: May 11, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
12
Negative:
7
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60
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayMay 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: NBC's version lacks the undercurrent of humor that ran through the 1968 film.... What this Rosemary's Baby has going for it, mostly, is Rosemary herself. Saldana's terrific as a gutsy mother-to-be who knows something's wrong but can't get anyone to believe her. And Holland's direction maintains whatever suspense is possible. Which is only so much. Read full review
60
Washington PostHank StueverMay 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: The script can be remedially hokey, but Saldana turns in a feisty and believable performance as a mother fighting for the life of her unholy spawn. Read full review
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMay 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: Thursday’s conclusion drags a bit if only because the miniseries requires Rosemary to be so deeply stupid for so long, and it’s not entertaining watching Saldana being practically sucked dry by her infernal fetus. Read full review
58
NewsdayVerne GayMay 8, 2014
Season 1 Review: Nice to look at, good performances, but ultimately a snooze. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraMay 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: Rosemary's Baby is not terrible. Where the original film was shocking, this version, though bloody, is fairly mild. Read full review
50
SlateWilla PaskinMay 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: NBC’s Rosemary’s Baby, which premieres Sunday night and finishes up on Thursday, is a not-great remake, but it is also a not-entirely-horrible miniseries, a beneficiary of the soft standards of low expectations. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonMay 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: Saldana seems to be sleepwalking through most of it, and we rarely feel Rosemary’s fear. Rather than jumping in your seat, you’re more likely to pick up a magazine. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandMay 7, 2014
Season 1 Review: The cast is very good, perhaps showing just how competent they are as they maintain a tenuous hold on our interest long after the film has dropped the credibility ball. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubZack HandlenMay 8, 2014
Season 1 Review: The new Rosemary’s Baby is, at best, a glossy, flat reminder that there are better versions of this story readily available. At worst, it’s just flat. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyMay 9, 2014
Season 1 Review: The problem for the miniseries is that what it adds to fill the extra time feels like padding. Read full review
40
TimeJames PoniewozikMay 8, 2014
Season 1 Review: The miniseries is leaden and slack. Part of the problem maybe simply be bloat.... But the greater problem is Rosemary and Guy, who are as anesthetically generic as a couple in a credit-card commercial. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryMay 7, 2014
Season 1 Review: Steeped in gore but deprived of atmosphere, this update on the Satanic classic suffers from its contemporary setting and attendant improvements in obstetrics, while feeling closer in tone to a remake of “The Omen” than of its namesake. Read full review
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