Texas Rising

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Season 1
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
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Critic Reviews

  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    May 26, 2015
    60
    Texas Rising is tonally challenged in a way that regularly undercuts its own inherent drama.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    May 21, 2015
    60
    Richly textured and enjoyable if wildly uneven, the star-studded series tries to marry the hard-nosed, brutally violent realism of modern TV to an antique--some would say antiquated--aesthetic of genteel mannerisms and off-the-wall humor prevalent during the first golden age of TV in the 1950s and '60s.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    May 21, 2015
    50
    At least in the first two episodes sent to critics, the miniseries misses a potentially rich opportunity to tell more nuanced and, hence, more compelling stories of the players in this great, early drama of Texan and American history.
  5. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    May 8, 2015
    42
    By the end of Chapter Two, many viewers might well be in the mood to detour elsewhere rather than follow Houston’s plea to “follow me a little longer down this twisted, bloody road.”
  6. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    May 26, 2015
    40
    As directed by Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields), Rising has some entertaining shoot-‘em-ups and showdowns, but Joffe is hobbled by the script, which forces him to cut away from Houston to give equal weight to Olivier Martinez’s Santa Anna, the leader of the Mexican army and president of the country, and the subject of some of Rising’s most tedious storytelling.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    May 22, 2015
    40
    The result is just a disjointed collection of clichés, often staged with the clumsiness of bad community theater.
  8. The Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kristi Turnquist
    May 22, 2015
    40
    What should be a sweeping, exciting epic about Texas' fight for independence instead comes off as a muddled cross between a costume party and historic re-enactors convention.
  9. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    May 21, 2015
    40
    Nobody fares particularly well here, due largely to a script credited to exec producer Leslie Greif, Darrell Fetty and George Nihil. That said, the wholly one-dimensional way the Mexicans are depicted is troublesome.

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User Score
3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 47
  3. Negative: 33 out of 47
  1. rshell
    May 26, 2015
    3
    After all the intro hype, I was pretty disappointed all around with this series. The first episode appeared really disjointed with terribleAfter all the intro hype, I was pretty disappointed all around with this series. The first episode appeared really disjointed with terrible attention to character development. Who are all these characters supposed to be anyways? The real downside, however, is that the set appears to be right out of the old Cisco Kid episodes with mesas and huge boulders all over the place. I live in South Texas and there is no region close to here that that has this scenario. They should have filmed in Hill Country and been done with it instead of cutting a deal with the Sinaloa cartel in Durango. Shame on the producers and writers!!… Full Review »
  2. GBT
    May 26, 2015
    2
    Leave it to Hollywood was really looking forward to show and was disappointed in the first scene. I live in south Texas and there are noLeave it to Hollywood was really looking forward to show and was disappointed in the first scene. I live in south Texas and there are no canyons down here and to add insult to injury there are no mountains in Goliad. If your going to tell a true story at least get the background right.… Full Review »
  3. kalizhada
    May 25, 2015
    3
    Exactly what I thought it would be, a hodgepodge of vilification and biased standpoints based on history written by the winners. The exactExactly what I thought it would be, a hodgepodge of vilification and biased standpoints based on history written by the winners. The exact slant view on the subject displayed with big action stunts to keep you entertained but extremely limited in depth and supported weakly by bland dialogue. I think they had to dumb down the performance capabilities of such talented actors, I mean c'mon Brendan Frasier looks and sounds like he's suffering from some bowel disorder, and these fresh faces painted to look weathered and winded Texans fall flat like a buttermilk pancake. I don't buy it and they shouldn't be selling it. The action sequences come off too sharp and timely, and the drama has no sincerity to it, its like watching divorced couples date again; it doesn't feel right. It was a boring premier with quick flash in the pants with young boys playing cowboy in an pristine Mexican landscape with a story line that is grossly off-the-fact to Texas history. I don't expect to follow past episode 2 if that.… Full Review »
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