• Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 19, 2006
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 76 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 76
  2. Negative: 5 out of 76

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User Reviews

  1. JenB
    Sep 20, 2006
    3
    Derrivative, pretentious, and lacking in that basic ingredient, sympathetic characters.
  2. RobertP
    Sep 19, 2006
    3
    Can't see how this show will last. The characters are not likeable, to say the least.
  3. RobC
    Sep 20, 2006
    2
    Smith will be cancelled in 3 to 4 weeks, just as Smith himself predicts in the first show. Is there anything in these characters to care about? I couldn't find one.
  4. [Anonymous]
    Sep 23, 2006
    1
    glorifies the killing of people for money. CBS could go lower, but it would be hard
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 29
  2. Negative: 5 out of 29
  1. The premiere breathe[s] like a moody, dark theatrical release -- one that tastes like Quentin Tarantino muddled with Michael Mann -- as opposed to a pilot from executive producer John Wells.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    75
    So odd, you must check it out. [22 Sep 2006, p.89]
  3. The cinematography is stylish, and the action sequences compare favorably to those shot for larger screens. The acting is good, sometimes even inspired, and yet there is a big problem with the show. Put simply, most of these characters are distasteful and sometimes downright repulsive.