Stephen King's Desperation
ABC | Release Date: May 23, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan
Season 1 Review: It's King done right. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyClark Collis
Season 1 Review: Serviceably scarifying. [26 May 2006, p.100]
75
New York PostAdam Buckman
Season 1 Review: And if there's one thing I love in a movie, it's a sadistic sheriff. I also love wild dogs, feral cats and hungry vultures, and this movie has them all. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: The real surprise is that, for all the times King has taken us down this creepy path, he can still evoke chills and thrills over and over again. Read full review
60
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: The result is so-so King for television: neither a thrill machine like Storm of the Century nor a botch like Kingdom Hospital. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: As often happens in this genre, the more you learn about the lurking evil... the less scary it gets. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: The final leg proves something of a letdown. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: The film goes along quite well, with the usual grabs and gotchas no less effective for being so familiar, as long as no one is talking. Read full review
30
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Sadly truncated. Read full review
30
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: The more the script pushes its stock questions of faith, the more cerebral the movie becomes. And cerebral isn't a good thing when you're talking about horror. Read full review
10
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
Season 1 Review: [King] expends way too much energy and dialogue on a shallow, sentimental exploration of faith. Read full review
10
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: "Stephen King's Desperation" is showing on ABC tonight, and Stephen King's desperation is showing, too, even more than it did in "Kingdom Hospital." Read full review
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