Samurai Girl
ABC Family | Release Date: September 5, 2008
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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50
Boston GlobeJoanna Weiss
Season 1 Review: Samurai Girl takes up a lot of time and space, but manages to do only one surprising thing: prove that it's possible to be action-packed and dull at the same time. Read full review
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The New York TimesMike Hale
Season 1 Review: It needs a lot more moments like the one when the samurai girl bursts through a door to find her chauffeur on the verge of disemboweling himself. “Seriously?” she asks, eyeing the knife in his hands. “Seppuku?” Read full review
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VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Season 1 Review: Samurai Girl tries to spice things up visually with comicbook-style act breaks, but the fighting sequences would need to be staged more imaginatively to compensate for the various deficiencies, and frankly -- even with a few skewerings and a torture scene -- those shiny swords can do only so much damage on ABC Family Read full review
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