Secret Diary of a Call Girl
SHOWTIME | Release Date: October 4, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
10
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
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The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: Softer than soft porn, Call Girl is as much a documentary about high-end prostitution as it is about the conflicts and foibles of those who engage in it. Read full review
50
TimeJames Poniewozik
Season 1 Review: Hannah's normalcy is refreshing, and it keeps the show light and funny. But it also makes her seem a little dull and shallow. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: Future episodes elevate the Belle and Ben relationship to a more complicated place, which bears some promise and may give Secret Diary the distinction it lacks in early episodes. Read full review
50
The New YorkerNancy Franklin
Season 1 Review: It’s not that much fun to watch an actress who, except for the occasional times when she lets loose one of her charmingly loud second-soprano laughs, seems always to be asking more of us than she’s giving, but Secret Diary of a Call Girl does get better as it goes along, although it doesn’t greatly distinguish itself from most other shows you’ve seen about young single women in the big city Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: Call Girl's greatest flaw is not that it's exploitative but that it's surprisingly dull. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: The problem with this "Diary" is that Belle simply isn't as interesting as Bridget [of "Bridget Jones's Diary."] Read full review
40
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: The longer you watch the show (I've seen all eight episodes of its first season), the emptier and more frustrating it becomes, to the point where even the brief running time begins to feel too long. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: Secret Diary has amusing touches, but not enough to sustain an entire series. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 2 Review: With the second season now starting, it needs to add a little more value. Read full review
40
The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Season 2 Review: What follows is a neutralization of assets--sure, there’s a story line, but one that only convinces us what a dull doorknob Belle really is. Read full review
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